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.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.6% | 23.4% | 14,402 |
| 2005 | 77.0% | 23.0% | 38,594 |
| 2006 | 77.7% | 22.3% | 26,411 |
| 2007 | 78.0% | 22.0% | 35,156 |
| 2008 | 79.1% | 20.9% | 42,601 |
| 2009 | 79.7% | 20.3% | 43,114 |
| 2010 | 79.6% | 20.4% | 44,219 |
| 2011 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 42,517 |
| 2012 | 80.1% | 19.9% | 204,971 |
| 2013 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 219,343 |
| 2014 | 86.7% | 13.3% | 22,609 |
| 2015 | 88.8% | 11.2% | 15,181 |
| 2016 | 89.7% | 10.3% | 23,968 |
| 2017 | 89.7% | 10.3% | 56,934 |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 10.9% | 79,564 |
| 2019 | 88.6% | 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 |
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| 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