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BMW 1 Series MOT pass rate by year

How the BMW 1 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2004 to 2019, across the DVSA record.

What is the BMW 1 Series MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 1 Series model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The BMW 1 Series averages 17.5% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200476.6%23.4%14,402
200577.0%23.0%38,594
200677.7%22.3%26,411
200778.0%22.0%35,156
200879.1%20.9%42,601
200979.7%20.3%43,114
201079.6%20.4%44,219
201181.4%18.6%42,517
201280.1%19.9%204,971
201381.4%18.6%219,343
201486.7%13.3%22,609
201588.8%11.2%15,181
201689.7%10.3%23,968
201789.7%10.3%56,934
201889.1%10.9%79,564
201988.6%11.4%84,000

Does age change how often a BMW 1 Series fails?

Older BMW 1 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2004 cars fail 23.4% of tests against 11.4% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 17.5%. The 2004 is the weakest year at 23.4%, and the 2016 the strongest at 10.3%.

More on the BMW 1 Series

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
BMW 1 Series: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All BMW models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain