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BMW 218I 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/218i-m-sport-auto

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 218I M Sport Auto

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 31,299 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

89.5%

Share of this model's 31,299 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

36,053

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Only 13 older vehicles found; not enough for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

4.3

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

18,332

10,486 valid MOT, 7,846 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

31,299

31,299 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

18,332On the road

Insight summary

BMW 218I M Sport Auto is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 18,332 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 89.5% from 31,299 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 55. The current pool shows an average of 36,053 miles and an average age of 4.3 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, windscreen damage and lighting. The practical read is that the BMW 218I 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	18,192
OTHER	137
DIESEL	1
ELECTRIC	1
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	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))	196
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	182
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	178
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	175
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	174
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	149
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	145
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	84
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	78
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	65
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	62
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	60
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	56
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	56
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	54
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	54
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	51
Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	51
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	48
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	47
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	47
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	46
Rear Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))	46
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	44
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	40

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 2,188 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))

196

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

182

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

178

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

175

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

174

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

149

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

145

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

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

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

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

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

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

BMW 218I M Sport Auto reliability and MOT data