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BMW 320I 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/320i-m-sport-auto

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 320I M Sport Auto

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 16,865 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

90.4%

Share of this model's 16,865 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

36,643

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Only 39 older vehicles found; not enough for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

4.1

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

19,161

6,299 valid MOT, 12,862 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

16,865

16,865 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

19,161On the road

Insight summary

BMW 320I M Sport Auto is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 19,161 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 90.4% from 16,865 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 55. The current pool shows an average of 36,643 miles and an average age of 4.1 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and lighting. The practical read is that the BMW 320I 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	18,999
OTHER	160
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
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	127
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	99
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	92
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	87
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	79
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	73
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	69
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	69
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	68
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	57
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	55
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	55
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	49
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	45
Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	42
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	42
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	37
Rear Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))	27
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))	23
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	23
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	23
Nearside 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))	22
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	21
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	20

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,328 defects across this top 25 set

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

127

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

Offside Rear 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))

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

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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 Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

Nearside 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))

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

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

BMW 320I M Sport Auto reliability and MOT data