BMW 116 Series MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW 116 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2004 to 2022, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW 116 Series MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 116 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 116 Series averages 19.2% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 77.0% | 23.0% | 36,152 |
| 2005 | 77.8% | 22.2% | 88,880 |
| 2006 | 78.0% | 22.0% | 125,161 |
| 2007 | 78.4% | 21.6% | 95,695 |
| 2008 | 79.5% | 20.5% | 75,761 |
| 2009 | 79.9% | 20.1% | 132,463 |
| 2010 | 79.8% | 20.2% | 123,100 |
| 2011 | 80.4% | 19.6% | 116,214 |
| 2012 | 79.6% | 20.4% | 105,712 |
| 2013 | 81.3% | 18.7% | 143,376 |
| 2014 | 82.0% | 18.0% | 236,537 |
| 2015 | 82.9% | 17.1% | 154,988 |
| 2016 | 83.2% | 16.8% | 109,583 |
| 2017 | 85.3% | 14.7% | 69,768 |
| 2018 | 84.3% | 15.7% | 16,174 |
| 2019 | 85.5% | 14.5% | 7,262 |
| 2020 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 9,640 |
| 2021 | 88.6% | 11.4% | 4,631 |
| 2022 | 88.0% | 12.0% | 1,360 |
Does age change how often a BMW 116 Series fails?
Older BMW 116 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2004 cars fail 23.0% of tests against 12.0% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 19.2%. The 2004 is the weakest year at 23.0%, and the 2021 the strongest at 11.4%.
More on the BMW 116 Series
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| BMW 116 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