BMW 320 Series MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW 320 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2006 to 2022, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW 320 Series MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 320 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 320 Series averages 12.0% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 76.1% | 23.9% | 1,176 |
| 2007 | 77.7% | 22.3% | 1,208 |
| 2008 | 77.4% | 22.6% | 1,039 |
| 2009 | 78.2% | 21.8% | 1,085 |
| 2010 | 78.2% | 21.8% | 1,293 |
| 2011 | 80.1% | 19.9% | 1,359 |
| 2012 | 80.6% | 19.4% | 1,817 |
| 2013 | 84.0% | 16.0% | 2,147 |
| 2014 | 83.5% | 16.5% | 2,098 |
| 2015 | 85.6% | 14.4% | 2,327 |
| 2016 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 27,453 |
| 2017 | 88.6% | 11.4% | 112,377 |
| 2018 | 88.9% | 11.1% | 59,014 |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 10.9% | 36,842 |
| 2020 | 88.3% | 11.7% | 17,512 |
| 2021 | 90.1% | 9.9% | 3,705 |
| 2022 | 90.7% | 9.3% | 1,282 |
Does age change how often a BMW 320 Series fails?
Older BMW 320 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2006 cars fail 23.9% of tests against 9.3% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 12.0%. The 2006 is the weakest year at 23.9%, and the 2022 the strongest at 9.3%.
More on the BMW 320 Series
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| BMW 320 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