BMW 120 Series MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW 120 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2004 to 2020, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW 120 Series MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 120 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 120 Series averages 20.3% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 77.2% | 22.8% | 49,050 |
| 2005 | 77.1% | 22.9% | 124,341 |
| 2006 | 77.8% | 22.2% | 87,898 |
| 2007 | 77.8% | 22.2% | 90,389 |
| 2008 | 78.5% | 21.5% | 110,878 |
| 2009 | 79.4% | 20.6% | 72,925 |
| 2010 | 79.7% | 20.3% | 73,794 |
| 2011 | 80.4% | 19.6% | 57,671 |
| 2012 | 79.5% | 20.5% | 39,224 |
| 2013 | 82.0% | 18.0% | 32,273 |
| 2014 | 82.6% | 17.4% | 36,557 |
| 2015 | 85.1% | 14.9% | 37,297 |
| 2016 | 86.5% | 13.5% | 30,094 |
| 2017 | 88.0% | 12.0% | 18,800 |
| 2018 | 86.6% | 13.4% | 9,355 |
| 2019 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 3,440 |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 10.9% | 2,648 |
Does age change how often a BMW 120 Series fails?
Older BMW 120 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2004 cars fail 22.8% of tests against 10.9% for the 2020. Across every year the model averages 20.3%. The 2005 is the weakest year at 22.9%, and the 2020 the strongest at 10.9%.
More on the BMW 120 Series
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| BMW 120 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