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Bmw Cars Common Problems & Reliability Guide
Editorial and database insights into major issues and failure points for Bmw Cars.
Total in Database
2,750,257
Bmw vehicles tracked
Valid MOTs
1,961,878
Active MOT certificates
SORN Vehicles
12,810
Registered off-road
Brand Pass Rate
85.39%
Brand average pass rate
Average Mileage
7,758 mi
Median annual distance
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| Model Name | Vehicles in DB | Valid MOTs | SORN | Pass Rate | Median Mileage | ULEZ Compliance | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmw 3 series | 479,686 | 339,598 | 3,887 | 80.07% | 7,254 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 118 | 179,244 | 151,578 | 405 | 83.35% | 7,470 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 116 | 122,974 | 98,480 | 392 | 81.23% | 7,938 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 | 110,450 | 103,975 | 171 | 87.47% | 7,700 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 | 101,701 | 87,736 | 315 | 84.55% | 8,333 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 | 100,240 | 76,201 | 824 | 84.65% | 8,105 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 520 | 90,870 | 70,221 | 512 | 82.94% | 8,795 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 1 series | 88,758 | 76,262 | 265 | 84.36% | 7,284 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 5 series | 81,040 | 69,118 | 275 | 87.87% | 9,842 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 420 | 66,184 | 61,973 | 65 | 87.22% | 8,771 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 | 50,739 | 37,215 | 244 | 80.82% | 7,285 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218 | 47,675 | 45,665 | 33 | 86.71% | 7,495 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320 | 43,210 | 40,511 | 34 | 89.11% | 8,905 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z4 | 41,341 | 35,423 | 360 | 83.08% | 3,645 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530 | 29,333 | 19,953 | 293 | 82.66% | 7,784 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 120 m sport mhev auto | 28,913 | 402 | 4 | 85.23% | 9,208 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e m sport auto | 28,540 | 12,280 | 19 | 87.59% | 12,356 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i3 | 26,914 | 25,658 | 37 | 90.03% | 6,316 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 m sport | 22,896 | 6,175 | 8 | 86.51% | 10,081 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330 | 22,473 | 19,884 | 35 | 88.95% | 10,251 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 2 series | 21,802 | 20,785 | 35 | 89.66% | 6,661 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 | 20,655 | 15,663 | 454 | 88.87% | 2,860 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320i m sport auto | 19,616 | 6,642 | 4 | 90.36% | 8,557 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 525 | 19,450 | 11,355 | 218 | 78.79% | 7,296 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport auto | 19,152 | 11,288 | 7 | 89.96% | 7,962 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z3 | 16,319 | 11,274 | 337 | 77.35% | 1,581 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport auto | 16,068 | 693 | 1 | 89.55% | 7,255 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m135i xdrive auto | 15,573 | 11,189 | 7 | 91.37% | 8,017 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 220 | 15,431 | 14,746 | 14 | 86.56% | 7,613 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 | 15,208 | 14,480 | 16 | 88.49% | 8,900 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x6 | 15,116 | 12,814 | 99 | 87.25% | 8,234 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 316 | 15,039 | 9,398 | 206 | 78.96% | 6,632 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 14,277 | 8,566 | 2 | 89.16% | 9,299 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 430 | 13,634 | 12,781 | 14 | 88.61% | 8,440 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 435 | 13,632 | 12,690 | 23 | 88.68% | 8,113 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive50e m sport auto | 12,626 | 461 | 7 | 90.22% | 9,470 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 | 12,598 | 11,323 | 46 | 90.22% | 5,412 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1200 | 12,212 | 9,614 | 146 | 95.3% | 2,464 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport mhev auto | 11,657 | 5,896 | 9 | 89.37% | 10,159 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 730 | 11,516 | 8,252 | 114 | 86.46% | 9,074 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 | 11,269 | 8,816 | 143 | 92.51% | 1,826 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 640 | 11,061 | 9,675 | 43 | 86.42% | 7,756 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive30e m sport auto | 10,622 | 3,755 | 5 | 88.64% | 9,598 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 535 | 10,215 | 7,732 | 117 | 85.05% | 7,565 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 m sport | 9,643 | 1,176 | 4 | 91.93% | 6,845 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport pro | 9,499 | 4,952 | 0 | 88.6% | 9,231 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 318 | 9,470 | 8,763 | 19 | 88.16% | 9,100 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport mhev auto | 9,314 | 7,376 | 19 | 89.03% | 12,127 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i m sport mhev a | 9,305 | 463 | 3 | 90.55% | 7,491 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 | 9,052 | 8,812 | 4 | 88.62% | 7,917 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport | 8,369 | 2,908 | 11 | 87.58% | 9,326 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1250 | 7,937 | 6,629 | 39 | 96.55% | 3,062 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive45e m sport auto | 7,894 | 6,694 | 21 | 85.98% | 10,755 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 128ti auto | 7,837 | 3,913 | 0 | 91.9% | 7,563 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1200 | 7,661 | 6,233 | 85 | 95.68% | 2,283 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport | 7,512 | 3,867 | 4 | 86.04% | 9,827 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 m50 | 7,396 | 2,832 | 4 | 84.8% | 9,647 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 m sport | 7,312 | 104 | 4 | 85.07% | 9,395 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e m sport auto | 6,972 | 2,129 | 5 | 89.97% | 9,358 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport | 6,725 | 4,948 | 1 | 89.76% | 8,035 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs adventure te | 6,676 | 3,506 | 36 | 96.88% | 3,393 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340i xdrive mhev auto | 6,479 | 3,548 | 2 | 90.77% | 8,402 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 competition m xdrive auto | 6,251 | 1,720 | 4 | 93.28% | 6,694 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 edrive20 m sport | 6,083 | 84 | 2 | 92.93% | 8,715 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 5,742 | 95 | 1 | 87.59% | 9,047 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 6 series | 5,589 | 4,872 | 40 | 88.56% | 8,197 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m5 | 5,352 | 3,891 | 163 | 89.59% | 3,411 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 335 | 5,244 | 4,884 | 10 | 90.16% | 8,954 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m440i xdrive mhev auto | 5,141 | 2,978 | 4 | 89.65% | 7,318 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 edrive20 m sport | 5,062 | 61 | 0 | 87.25% | 8,050 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 440 | 4,999 | 4,748 | 10 | 91.26% | 6,772 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 125 | 4,815 | 4,317 | 24 | 85.65% | 7,164 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 216 | 4,725 | 4,454 | 6 | 85.2% | 8,932 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,523 | 2,348 | 4 | 88.69% | 9,784 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320d m sport mhev auto | 4,449 | 3,118 | 4 | 88.22% | 11,334 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20 m sport mhev auto | 4,403 | 68 | 1 | 89.92% | 6,930 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m135 xdrive auto | 4,364 | 88 | 0 | 86.51% | 7,971 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 xdrive 30 m sport | 4,330 | 36 | 0 | 94.44% | 8,943 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 4,288 | 1,967 | 0 | 92.66% | 7,527 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x7 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,223 | 1,300 | 1 | 87.55% | 10,451 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 123 | 4,214 | 2,843 | 47 | 78.39% | 6,909 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 530e m sport auto | 4,148 | 363 | 3 | 95.22% | 10,715 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport | 4,139 | 518 | 0 | 92.04% | 11,020 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport | 4,088 | 106 | 1 | 95.68% | 16,096 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m235i xdrive auto | 4,067 | 3,059 | 2 | 90.62% | 8,137 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 competition m xdrive auto | 4,054 | 1,850 | 8 | 93.53% | 6,135 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e xdrive m sport auto | 4,012 | 2,400 | 4 | 87.38% | 11,974 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport pro | 4,005 | 116 | 3 | 92.53% | 10,967 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 3,998 | 2,510 | 5 | 90.48% | 9,481 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340d xdrive mhev auto | 3,969 | 2,788 | 2 | 89.21% | 10,854 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 7 series | 3,954 | 3,267 | 45 | 89.8% | 8,700 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs te | 3,946 | 3,093 | 14 | 96.14% | 3,199 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 | 3,912 | 3,449 | 15 | 91.49% | 5,949 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e se pro auto | 3,892 | 3,610 | 6 | 87.47% | 13,010 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 114 | 3,669 | 3,155 | 17 | 81.2% | 7,679 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 auto | 3,661 | 236 | 2 | 90.83% | 5,622 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m240i xdrive auto | 3,639 | 1,223 | 2 | 92.53% | 6,803 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 740 | 3,626 | 2,952 | 26 | 89.38% | 8,700 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 630 | 3,478 | 2,576 | 54 | 80.59% | 4,928 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 523 | 3,435 | 2,020 | 46 | 76.9% | 4,756 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive45 m sport | 3,343 | 45 | 0 | 87.04% | 8,798 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1300 gs te | 3,309 | 31 | 2 | 96.55% | 6,413 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e sport auto | 3,217 | 644 | 3 | 86% | 11,230 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i sport | 3,049 | 2,875 | 0 | 88.69% | 8,304 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 xr te | 3,041 | 1,214 | 7 | 96.29% | 2,643 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw f 800 | 2,974 | 2,393 | 21 | 94.18% | 1,910 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 x line | 2,930 | 602 | 0 | 86.51% | 7,330 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 sport | 2,775 | 51 | 0 | 92.55% | 10,844 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 sport mhev auto | 2,724 | 21 | 0 | 97.56% | 6,076 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 528 | 2,640 | 1,822 | 52 | 80.47% | 4,850 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 635 | 2,543 | 1,789 | 39 | 82.5% | 5,377 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 225 | 2,533 | 2,426 | 3 | 88.8% | 7,255 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 518 | 2,531 | 2,141 | 25 | 85.39% | 9,367 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw i8 | 2,489 | 2,199 | 15 | 92.31% | 4,708 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive 23i m sport mhev a | 2,458 | 220 | 0 | 92.25% | 6,533 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport auto | 2,445 | 1,882 | 9 | 87.21% | 11,336 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport edition | 2,351 | 2,224 | 2 | 86.6% | 9,314 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive50 m sport | 2,335 | 855 | 2 | 87.73% | 10,797 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 645 | 2,333 | 1,431 | 53 | 78.48% | 3,433 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 m competition auto | 2,327 | 1,954 | 2 | 92.58% | 8,217 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e xline auto | 2,321 | 1,079 | 0 | 90.82% | 9,679 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 rr sport | 2,312 | 730 | 26 | 93.84% | 2,105 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i sport mhev auto | 2,290 | 101 | 0 | 91.1% | 7,414 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530d xdrive m sport mhev auto | 2,276 | 2,116 | 7 | 87.19% | 10,823 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive30e m sport auto | 2,255 | 311 | 1 | 91.25% | 7,355 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport auto | 2,247 | 1,935 | 7 | 90.56% | 11,960 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i xline mhev auto | 2,234 | 203 | 0 | 93.02% | 6,300 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520i m sport auto | 2,113 | 121 | 0 | 95.22% | 11,458 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 sport | 2,083 | 906 | 0 | 87.76% | 10,911 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 r sport | 2,082 | 1,066 | 6 | 94.78% | 1,877 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i se | 2,079 | 2,043 | 0 | 89.06% | 8,243 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1100 | 2,072 | 1,232 | 74 | 88.91% | 1,241 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw r1150 | 2,063 | 1,308 | 66 | 90.79% | 1,476 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i sport auto | 2,062 | 2,020 | 0 | 89.96% | 7,581 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e sport auto | 2,005 | 1,032 | 1 | 89.31% | 11,260 mi | Compliant | Explore |