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BMW 218I M SPORT - 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/218i-m-sport

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 218I M Sport

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 15,172 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

89.1%

Share of this model's 15,172 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

37,540

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Only 21 older vehicles found; not enough for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

4.6

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

6,397

4,754 valid MOT, 1,643 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

15,172

15,172 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

6,397On the road

Insight summary

BMW 218I M Sport is a rare model in this snapshot, with 6,397 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 89.1% from 15,172 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 37,540 miles and an average age of 4.6 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, windscreen damage and horn not working. The practical read is that the BMW 218I M Sport 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	6,289
OTHER	108

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	127
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	104
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	92
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	85
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	85
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	78
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	57
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	50
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	47
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	42
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	36
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	35
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	33
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	30
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	27
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	27
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	25
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	24
Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))	23
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	23
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	23
Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	23
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	21
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	21
Rear Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))	20

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,158 defects across this top 25 set

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

127

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

104

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

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

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

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

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

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

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

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

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

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

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

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

Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Rear Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))

BMW 218I M Sport reliability and MOT data