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BMW 120 M SPORT MHEV 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/120-m-sport-mhev-auto

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 120 M Sport Mhev Auto

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 1,044 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

86.6%

Share of this model's 1,044 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

45,573

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

-0.2

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

27,185

238 valid MOT, 26,947 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

1,044

1,044 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

27,185On the road

Insight summary

BMW 120 M Sport Mhev Auto is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 27,185 represented vehicles and 0.07% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 86.6% from 1,044 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 45,573 miles and an average age of -0.2 years. Hybrid electric leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements. The practical read is that the BMW 120 M Sport Mhev 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
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	27,184
PETROL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	13
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	6
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	6
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	6
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	5
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	5
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	5
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	5
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	4
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	4
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	3
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	3
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	3
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	3
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	3
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	3
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	3
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	3
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	3
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	3
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	3
Central Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 103 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

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

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

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

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

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

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

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

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

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

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Central Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

BMW 120 M Sport Mhev Auto reliability and MOT data