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BMW 640 Series MOT pass rate by year

How the BMW 640 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2011 to 2018, across the DVSA record.

What is the BMW 640 Series MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 640 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 640 Series averages 15.5% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
201183.8%16.2%7,150
201283.7%16.3%16,070
201383.6%16.4%17,169
201483.8%16.2%23,933
201585.2%14.8%20,428
201686.2%13.8%16,146
201786.4%13.6%8,459
201884.3%15.7%4,511

Does age change how often a BMW 640 Series fails?

Older BMW 640 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 2011 cars fail 16.2% of tests against 15.7% for the 2018. Across every year the model averages 15.5%. The 2013 is the weakest year at 16.4%, and the 2017 the strongest at 13.6%.

More on the BMW 640 Series

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

See also
BMW 640 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