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MOT reliability

Bmw 2 door saloon

2 vehicles · 6 completed MOT tests analysed
33%
MOT pass rate

Based on 2 Bmw 2 door saloon vehicles and 6 completed MOT tests, the Bmw 2 door saloon has an overall 33% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 86,731 miles.

2
Vehicles
6
MOT tests
30
Avg miles / year
4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Bmw 2 door saloon problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Bmw 2 door saloon MOT tests:

  • Other92%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%

Fuel types: Petrol (2)

Most common Bmw 2 door saloon MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Bmw 2 door saloon MOT tests:

  1. Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
  2. Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) (1 times)
  3. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  4. Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  5. Near side front floor rusted (1 times)
  6. Nearside Front brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h) (1 times)
  7. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1 times)
  8. Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (1 times)
  9. Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1 times)
  10. Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.C.3c) (1 times)
  11. Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1) (1 times)
  12. Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b) (1 times)
  13. Fuel tank leaking (7.2.3) (1 times)
  14. Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (1 times)

Bmw 2 door saloon pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1975 1 2 50% 86,076
1973 1 4 25% 87,386

Bmw 2 door saloon reliability FAQ

Across 2 Bmw 2 door saloon vehicles in our MOT data, 33% pass the MOT (a 67% failure rate), with about 4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Bmw 2 door saloon MOT issues are: Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2); Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c); Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a).

The typical Bmw 2 door saloon in our data has covered around 86,731 miles.

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