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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
2,761,451
Bmw vehicles tracked
Valid MOTs
2,132,342
Active MOT certificates
SORN Vehicles
12,506
Registered off-road
Brand Pass Rate
85.44%
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 | 480,835 | 382,745 | 4,087 | 80.05% | 7,363 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 118 | 182,686 | 165,057 | 457 | 83.2% | 7,546 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 116 | 123,359 | 111,640 | 308 | 81.66% | 7,903 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 | 110,512 | 108,025 | 221 | 87.52% | 7,707 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 | 101,874 | 95,354 | 306 | 84.54% | 8,274 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 | 100,430 | 89,232 | 552 | 84.2% | 7,972 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 520 | 90,999 | 82,991 | 500 | 83.1% | 8,811 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 1 series | 88,944 | 83,296 | 356 | 84.41% | 7,338 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 5 series | 81,328 | 76,570 | 122 | 87.89% | 9,797 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 420 | 66,100 | 64,679 | 0 | 87.33% | 8,773 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 | 50,897 | 42,830 | 331 | 80.88% | 7,275 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218 | 47,696 | 46,432 | 0 | 87.1% | 7,394 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320 | 43,867 | 41,871 | 0 | 89.01% | 8,916 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z4 | 41,665 | 38,311 | 271 | 82.99% | 3,655 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530 | 29,397 | 21,930 | 250 | 82.49% | 7,753 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 120 m sport mhev auto | 29,207 | 730 | 15 | 86.9% | 8,913 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e m sport auto | 28,638 | 14,620 | 29 | 87.12% | 12,518 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i3 | 26,959 | 25,894 | 27 | 89.76% | 6,227 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 m sport | 22,958 | 7,507 | 11 | 87.6% | 10,015 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330 | 22,504 | 20,479 | 34 | 88.79% | 10,211 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 2 series | 21,874 | 21,054 | 22 | 89.73% | 6,710 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 | 20,775 | 16,589 | 540 | 89.06% | 2,780 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 525 | 19,533 | 11,671 | 186 | 78.48% | 7,246 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport auto | 19,190 | 12,541 | 0 | 89.99% | 7,972 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320i m sport auto | 19,129 | 8,130 | 19 | 90.15% | 8,515 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z3 | 16,382 | 12,082 | 262 | 77.17% | 1,599 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw m135i xdrive auto | 15,652 | 12,177 | 16 | 91.43% | 8,070 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 220 | 15,442 | 14,840 | 15 | 86.69% | 7,577 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 | 15,237 | 14,567 | 38 | 88.62% | 8,886 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x6 | 15,147 | 12,822 | 91 | 87.34% | 8,139 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 316 | 15,090 | 9,424 | 234 | 78.66% | 6,682 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 14,390 | 9,648 | 0 | 89.3% | 9,198 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport auto | 13,983 | 1,105 | 0 | 90.7% | 6,953 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 435 | 13,648 | 12,713 | 7 | 88.69% | 8,076 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 430 | 13,642 | 12,878 | 7 | 88.49% | 8,512 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive50e m sport auto | 12,795 | 780 | 6 | 89.34% | 9,074 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 | 12,622 | 11,631 | 57 | 90.37% | 5,340 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1200 | 12,231 | 9,932 | 147 | 95.38% | 2,420 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport mhev auto | 11,742 | 6,986 | 18 | 88.93% | 10,006 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 730 | 11,551 | 8,582 | 87 | 86.51% | 9,130 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 | 11,320 | 8,926 | 164 | 92.73% | 1,808 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 640 | 11,078 | 9,704 | 28 | 86.31% | 7,755 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive30e m sport auto | 10,768 | 4,533 | 5 | 89.04% | 9,556 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 535 | 10,243 | 7,698 | 128 | 85.17% | 7,543 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 m sport | 9,692 | 1,715 | 0 | 92.72% | 6,428 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport pro | 9,514 | 5,647 | 0 | 88.69% | 9,347 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 318 | 9,471 | 8,765 | 9 | 88.51% | 9,057 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i m sport mhev a | 9,415 | 683 | 5 | 91.23% | 7,938 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport mhev auto | 9,336 | 7,884 | 23 | 88.81% | 12,006 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 | 9,150 | 8,898 | 5 | 88.65% | 7,918 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport | 8,400 | 3,746 | 8 | 87.93% | 9,270 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1250 | 7,936 | 6,595 | 20 | 96.65% | 3,075 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive45e m sport auto | 7,921 | 6,951 | 8 | 86.12% | 10,723 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 128ti auto | 7,857 | 4,522 | 0 | 91.87% | 7,418 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1200 | 7,676 | 6,329 | 77 | 95.68% | 2,326 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport | 7,525 | 4,775 | 4 | 86.02% | 9,721 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 m50 | 7,412 | 3,654 | 4 | 84.59% | 9,838 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 m sport | 7,314 | 176 | 7 | 89.71% | 9,194 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e m sport auto | 7,048 | 2,823 | 14 | 90.07% | 9,430 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport | 6,746 | 5,414 | 0 | 89.69% | 8,069 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs adventure te | 6,686 | 4,142 | 30 | 97.02% | 3,357 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340i xdrive mhev auto | 6,523 | 4,061 | 0 | 91.35% | 8,526 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 competition m xdrive auto | 6,352 | 2,083 | 3 | 92.81% | 6,667 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 edrive20 m sport | 6,131 | 132 | 0 | 95.7% | 8,340 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 5,810 | 145 | 3 | 90.24% | 9,073 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 6 series | 5,607 | 4,842 | 42 | 88.6% | 8,235 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m5 | 5,372 | 3,779 | 199 | 89.52% | 3,362 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 335 | 5,258 | 4,882 | 5 | 90.28% | 8,979 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m440i xdrive mhev auto | 5,180 | 3,432 | 5 | 89.58% | 7,245 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 edrive20 m sport | 5,091 | 81 | 0 | 88.78% | 7,406 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 440 | 5,014 | 4,773 | 0 | 91.16% | 6,836 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 125 | 4,830 | 4,253 | 36 | 85.78% | 7,166 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 216 | 4,729 | 4,419 | 2 | 85.09% | 8,866 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,554 | 2,803 | 0 | 89.11% | 9,731 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20 m sport mhev auto | 4,457 | 105 | 0 | 92.04% | 6,432 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320d m sport mhev auto | 4,453 | 3,458 | 4 | 88.38% | 11,295 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m135 xdrive auto | 4,411 | 132 | 0 | 86.13% | 7,971 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 xdrive 30 m sport | 4,357 | 61 | 0 | 92.16% | 7,939 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 4,300 | 2,425 | 0 | 92.62% | 7,491 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x7 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,287 | 1,565 | 2 | 87.32% | 10,517 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 123 | 4,227 | 2,764 | 53 | 78.46% | 6,896 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport | 4,100 | 184 | 0 | 93.62% | 15,215 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 competition m xdrive auto | 4,099 | 2,256 | 6 | 93.43% | 6,050 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m235i xdrive auto | 4,075 | 3,323 | 2 | 90.63% | 8,126 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e xdrive m sport auto | 4,020 | 2,810 | 2 | 87.55% | 11,961 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport pro | 4,020 | 187 | 0 | 92.59% | 10,363 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 4,016 | 2,912 | 6 | 90.44% | 9,511 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530e m sport auto | 4,001 | 574 | 2 | 95.36% | 10,726 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340d xdrive mhev auto | 3,982 | 3,084 | 2 | 89.06% | 10,873 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 7 series | 3,974 | 3,231 | 48 | 89.76% | 8,878 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs te | 3,957 | 3,336 | 10 | 96.23% | 3,121 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 | 3,943 | 3,564 | 16 | 91.46% | 5,959 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e se pro auto | 3,898 | 3,611 | 8 | 87.37% | 12,972 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 auto | 3,686 | 356 | 2 | 91.11% | 5,753 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 114 | 3,672 | 3,048 | 15 | 81.2% | 7,693 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m240i xdrive auto | 3,651 | 1,566 | 0 | 92.81% | 6,722 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 740 | 3,642 | 2,959 | 20 | 89.51% | 8,616 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport | 3,633 | 863 | 0 | 92.56% | 10,466 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 630 | 3,484 | 2,449 | 52 | 80.63% | 4,943 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 523 | 3,472 | 1,868 | 59 | 76.95% | 4,745 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive45 m sport | 3,383 | 64 | 0 | 85.45% | 8,315 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1300 gs te | 3,348 | 47 | 0 | 97.14% | 5,749 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e sport auto | 3,222 | 938 | 2 | 85.52% | 14,240 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i sport | 3,057 | 2,906 | 0 | 88.81% | 8,285 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 xr te | 2,993 | 1,441 | 6 | 96.26% | 2,648 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw f 800 | 2,967 | 2,374 | 13 | 94.26% | 1,909 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 x line | 2,940 | 838 | 0 | 86.44% | 7,280 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 sport | 2,776 | 81 | 0 | 91.74% | 10,844 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 sport mhev auto | 2,757 | 26 | 0 | 96.97% | 6,810 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport auto | 2,703 | 2,042 | 8 | 86.91% | 11,430 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 528 | 2,652 | 1,741 | 50 | 80.3% | 4,838 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 635 | 2,552 | 1,707 | 36 | 82.65% | 5,340 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 225 | 2,535 | 2,417 | 3 | 88.85% | 7,244 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 518 | 2,534 | 2,085 | 27 | 85.27% | 9,370 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw i8 | 2,501 | 2,195 | 9 | 92.26% | 4,708 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive 23i m sport mhev a | 2,477 | 294 | 0 | 92.7% | 6,457 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport auto | 2,409 | 2,050 | 5 | 90.67% | 11,918 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport edition | 2,365 | 2,277 | 1 | 86.35% | 9,177 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 645 | 2,345 | 1,334 | 57 | 78.46% | 3,428 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 m competition auto | 2,342 | 2,062 | 2 | 92.65% | 8,171 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive50 m sport | 2,341 | 996 | 2 | 87.57% | 10,740 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e xline auto | 2,331 | 1,193 | 0 | 90.72% | 9,633 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 rr sport | 2,326 | 809 | 24 | 93.92% | 2,044 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i sport mhev auto | 2,324 | 145 | 0 | 92.74% | 6,761 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530d xdrive m sport mhev auto | 2,285 | 2,164 | 7 | 87.26% | 10,850 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive30e m sport auto | 2,272 | 357 | 0 | 90.75% | 8,015 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i xline mhev auto | 2,247 | 245 | 0 | 93.41% | 6,358 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520i m sport auto | 2,127 | 135 | 0 | 95.35% | 12,253 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 r sport | 2,093 | 1,085 | 5 | 94.58% | 1,854 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 sport | 2,090 | 959 | 0 | 88.05% | 11,249 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1100 | 2,084 | 1,217 | 70 | 89.03% | 1,244 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218i se | 2,081 | 2,041 | 0 | 89.05% | 8,271 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i sport auto | 2,066 | 2,022 | 0 | 90.11% | 7,563 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1150 | 2,061 | 1,288 | 63 | 90.84% | 1,470 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e sport auto | 2,008 | 1,042 | 0 | 89.2% | 11,270 mi | Compliant | Explore |