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BMW 218 Series MOT pass rate by year

How the BMW 218 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2014 to 2020, across the DVSA record.

What is the BMW 218 Series MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 218 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 218 Series averages 13.5% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
201483.8%16.2%26,730
201585.8%14.2%88,971
201685.8%14.2%105,173
201787.6%12.4%78,640
201887.6%12.4%53,590
201988.2%11.8%19,954
202088.9%11.1%8,773

Does age change how often a BMW 218 Series fails?

Older BMW 218 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2014 cars fail 16.2% of tests against 11.1% for the 2020. Across every year the model averages 13.5%. The 2014 is the weakest year at 16.2%, and the 2020 the strongest at 11.1%.

More on the BMW 218 Series

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

See also
BMW 218 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