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BMW F MOT pass rate by year

How the BMW F's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2000 to 2022, across the DVSA record.

What is the BMW F MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW F 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 F averages 10.2% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200084.8%15.2%3,982
200184.3%15.7%6,272
200284.1%15.9%8,357
200385.6%14.4%8,308
200485.8%14.2%8,634
200586.6%13.4%5,467
200687.1%12.9%7,798
200788.5%11.5%7,042
200891.3%8.7%11,716
200991.6%8.4%10,561
201091.2%8.8%7,124
201190.6%9.4%5,486
201291.4%8.6%6,034
201392.5%7.5%9,158
201492.2%7.8%6,328
201593.4%6.6%5,184
201693.2%6.8%4,320
201795.0%5.0%4,773
201894.6%5.4%1,899
201994.6%5.4%1,413
202095.8%4.2%2,142
202195.4%4.6%2,658
202295.9%4.1%1,122

Does age change how often a BMW F fails?

Older BMW Fs fail more often, as expected. The 2000 cars fail 15.2% of tests against 4.1% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 10.2%. The 2002 is the weakest year at 15.9%, and the 2022 the strongest at 4.1%.

More on the BMW F

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

See also
BMW F: 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