BMW M4 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: M4

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 65,390 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

88.2%

Share of this model's 65,390 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

48,844

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

59,300

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

8.2

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

10,651

10,648 valid MOT, 3 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

65,390

65,390 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

10,651On the road

Insight summary

BMW M4 is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 10,651 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 88.2% from 65,390 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 63. The current pool shows an average of 48,844 miles and an average age of 8.2 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 59,300 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, coil springs and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the BMW M4 looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	10,647
OTHER	4

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	853
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	802
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	715
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	637
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	614
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	303
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	293
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	292
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	288
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	279
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	268
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	248
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	245
Nearside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	237
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	232
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	189
Offside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	161
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	156
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	143
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	133
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	129
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	127
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	112
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	103
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	100

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 7,659 defects across this top 25 set

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

853

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

802

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

715

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

637

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

614

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

303

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

293

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

292

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

288

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

279

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

268

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

248

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

245

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

237

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

232

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

189

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

161

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

156

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

143

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

133

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

129

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

127

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

112

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

103

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

100

BMW M4 reliability and MOT data