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BMW 118I M SPORT AUTO - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/bmw/118i-m-sport-auto

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 118I M Sport Auto

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 825 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

90.4%

Share of this model's 825 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

33,846

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Only 7 older vehicles found; not enough for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

3.7

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

17,309

516 valid MOT, 16,793 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

825

825 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

17,309On the road

Insight summary

BMW 118I M Sport Auto is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 17,309 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 90.4% from 825 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 33,846 miles and an average age of 3.7 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, brake pads and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the BMW 118I M Sport Auto looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	17,073
OTHER	235
DIESEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	5
Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	5
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	5
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	5
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	4
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	2
Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	2
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	2
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	2
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	2
Rear Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	2
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))	1
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))	1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	1

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 58 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Rear Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))

Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

BMW 118I M Sport Auto reliability and MOT data