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BMW K MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW K's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1984 to 2019, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW K MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW K 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 K averages 9.9% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 84.6% | 15.4% | 3,764 |
| 1985 | 85.2% | 14.8% | 4,313 |
| 1986 | 87.2% | 12.8% | 3,885 |
| 1987 | 87.0% | 13.0% | 3,385 |
| 1988 | 86.6% | 13.4% | 3,720 |
| 1989 | 86.4% | 13.6% | 3,601 |
| 1990 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 4,130 |
| 1991 | 86.6% | 13.4% | 2,350 |
| 1992 | 86.5% | 13.5% | 3,123 |
| 1993 | 85.7% | 14.3% | 4,030 |
| 1994 | 84.1% | 15.9% | 3,372 |
| 1995 | 85.6% | 14.4% | 2,871 |
| 1996 | 85.1% | 14.9% | 2,366 |
| 1997 | 86.4% | 13.6% | 4,484 |
| 1998 | 86.4% | 13.6% | 3,664 |
| 1999 | 87.8% | 12.2% | 4,829 |
| 2000 | 88.6% | 11.4% | 4,028 |
| 2001 | 90.5% | 9.5% | 4,973 |
| 2002 | 90.0% | 10.0% | 4,446 |
| 2003 | 90.3% | 9.7% | 4,488 |
| 2004 | 91.6% | 8.4% | 5,252 |
| 2005 | 90.8% | 9.2% | 11,334 |
| 2006 | 90.9% | 9.1% | 10,090 |
| 2007 | 91.5% | 8.5% | 7,420 |
| 2008 | 91.5% | 8.5% | 5,757 |
| 2009 | 91.8% | 8.2% | 9,805 |
| 2010 | 92.2% | 7.8% | 7,644 |
| 2011 | 93.2% | 6.8% | 8,480 |
| 2012 | 93.8% | 6.2% | 5,888 |
| 2013 | 93.9% | 6.1% | 4,725 |
| 2014 | 94.6% | 5.4% | 4,670 |
| 2015 | 95.2% | 4.8% | 2,866 |
| 2016 | 95.1% | 4.9% | 1,488 |
| 2017 | 96.5% | 3.5% | 2,134 |
| 2018 | 95.3% | 4.7% | 1,666 |
| 2019 | 95.6% | 4.4% | 1,068 |
Does age change how often a BMW K fails?
Older BMW Ks fail more often, as expected. The 1984 cars fail 15.4% of tests against 4.4% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 9.9%. The 1994 is the weakest year at 15.9%, and the 2017 the strongest at 3.5%.
More on the BMW K
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| BMW K: 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