BMW M340I
Registered from 2019 to 2021.
About this model
The BMW 3 series is a line of compact executive cars manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. It is the successor to the 02 series and has been produced in eight generations.
From the Wikipedia article BMW 3 Series, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2020 3.0 petrol. 175 of 1,511 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 16% of 2020 cars. The typical one fails 8%, across 906 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 82% | 143 |
| Suspension | 8% | 14 |
| Brakes | 5% | 8 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 4% | 7 |
| Visibility | 4% | 7 |
| Lights and electrics | 3% | 6 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 82% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Suspension — 8% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
When it starts failing
At 40–60k miles this one fails 12% of its inspections, against the 13% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 10% | 5% | 567 | |
| 20–40k miles | 12% | 10% | 828 | |
| 40–60k miles | 12% | 13% | 105 |
1,500 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.0 petrol · 369 hp · 1798 kg · 2851 mm wheelbase · 7.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 3.0 petrol · 369 hp · 1760 kg · 2851 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (WLTP) |