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BMW 2 Series MOT pass rate by year

How the BMW 2 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2014 to 2020, across the DVSA record.

What is the BMW 2 Series MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 2 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 2 Series averages 11.6% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
201486.0%14.0%12,150
201587.4%12.6%15,454
201688.5%11.5%19,663
201789.0%11.0%26,942
201887.9%12.1%45,825
201990.4%9.6%18,812
202091.3%8.7%8,138

Does age change how often a BMW 2 Series fails?

Older BMW 2 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2014 cars fail 14.0% of tests against 8.7% for the 2020. Across every year the model averages 11.6%. The 2014 is the weakest year at 14.0%, and the 2020 the strongest at 8.7%.

More on the BMW 2 Series

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

See also
BMW 2 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