BMW 118 Series MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW 118 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2004 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW 118 Series MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 118 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 118 Series averages 18.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 74.8% | 25.2% | 26,977 |
| 2005 | 76.6% | 23.4% | 107,795 |
| 2006 | 77.2% | 22.8% | 120,067 |
| 2007 | 77.6% | 22.4% | 133,820 |
| 2008 | 78.1% | 21.9% | 173,451 |
| 2009 | 78.9% | 21.1% | 178,946 |
| 2010 | 79.4% | 20.6% | 206,161 |
| 2011 | 80.2% | 19.8% | 165,168 |
| 2012 | 79.6% | 20.4% | 91,596 |
| 2013 | 81.6% | 18.4% | 73,984 |
| 2014 | 82.8% | 17.2% | 53,084 |
| 2015 | 85.3% | 14.7% | 111,321 |
| 2016 | 85.9% | 14.1% | 122,867 |
| 2017 | 87.0% | 13.0% | 117,959 |
| 2018 | 85.8% | 14.2% | 74,550 |
| 2019 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 54,941 |
| 2020 | 89.9% | 10.1% | 73,750 |
| 2021 | 90.9% | 9.1% | 39,156 |
| 2022 | 91.8% | 8.2% | 18,547 |
| 2023 | 92.6% | 7.4% | 5,763 |
Does age change how often a BMW 118 Series fails?
Older BMW 118 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2004 cars fail 25.2% of tests against 7.4% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 18.5%. The 2004 is the weakest year at 25.2%, and the 2023 the strongest at 7.4%.
More on the BMW 118 Series
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| BMW 118 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