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BMW 220I 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/220i-m-sport-auto

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 220I M Sport Auto

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 12,591 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

89.1%

Share of this model's 12,591 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

32,958

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Only 14 older vehicles found; not enough for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

4.2

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

10,978

4,437 valid MOT, 6,541 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

12,591

12,591 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

10,978On the road

Insight summary

BMW 220I M Sport Auto is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 10,978 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 89.1% from 12,591 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 32,958 miles and an average age of 4.2 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 220I 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	10,919
OTHER	58
DIESEL	1

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))	105
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	88
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	88
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	82
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	66
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	62
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	51
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	40
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	40
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	33
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	31
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	28
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	27
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	26
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	24
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	24
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	24
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	23
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	23
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	22
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	21
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	21
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	20
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	20
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	19

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,008 defects across this top 25 set

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

105

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 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))

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

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (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 ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

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

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

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

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

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

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

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

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

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

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

BMW 220I M Sport Auto reliability and MOT data