BMW 2 Series Reliability | Common Faults & Repair Costs | WhatBreaks

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whatbreaks

used car risk analysis // monte carlo cost projections

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Segment: premium

Fuel: petrol

MPG range: 42-42

Insurance group: 26-26

2 Series F22 (2014-2021)

premiumpetrol42 mpgins. grp 26184-340 bhp0-60: 5.5s

Running

~£1897/yr

Deprec.

> Typical values (~8yr old)

Low mi (50k)£8.6k

Avg mi (72k)£7.8k

High mi (101k)£6.1k

> Top failure modes

[HIGH]Electric water pump~70k mi£400-700

[MED]Oil filter housing gasket~55k mi£150-300

[CRIT]Timing chain~70k mi£1200-2500

tyres▂▄▄▅▅▅▆▆▆▆▆▆▇▆▇▆▅▇▅█▁7.7%

electrical▁▁▁▁▂▂▃▄▄▅▅▅█▄█▆▆█▃▃2.8%

brakes▁▁▂▃▃▃▃▄▅▅▅▆▄▅▇▅█▁▄▅▁2.4%

0k100k200k+

Reliability factor: 0.82

[HIGH]Electric water pump~70k mi£400-700

[CRIT]Timing chain~70k mi£1200-2500

Lexus IS (1.05)Volvo XC60 (0.85)Audi Q3 (0.82)Jaguar XE (0.82)Audi A4 B8 (0.80)Audi A5 (0.80)

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