7.6%fail rate
BMW R MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW R's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW R MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW R 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 R averages 7.6% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 87.2% | 12.8% | 1,623 |
| 1981 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 1,570 |
| 1982 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 1,179 |
| 1993 | 86.5% | 13.5% | 2,613 |
| 1994 | 87.4% | 12.6% | 4,085 |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 12.3% | 3,978 |
| 1996 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 4,340 |
| 1997 | 87.5% | 12.5% | 6,980 |
| 1998 | 88.9% | 11.1% | 8,891 |
| 1999 | 89.1% | 10.9% | 7,794 |
| 2000 | 89.4% | 10.6% | 10,813 |
| 2001 | 89.6% | 10.4% | 13,666 |
| 2002 | 90.4% | 9.6% | 18,805 |
| 2003 | 91.0% | 9.0% | 17,567 |
| 2004 | 92.0% | 8.0% | 13,532 |
| 2005 | 91.1% | 8.9% | 22,742 |
| 2006 | 91.6% | 8.4% | 18,224 |
| 2007 | 91.9% | 8.1% | 15,745 |
| 2008 | 92.7% | 7.3% | 14,196 |
| 2009 | 93.1% | 6.9% | 10,997 |
| 2010 | 93.1% | 6.9% | 12,501 |
| 2011 | 94.1% | 5.9% | 11,876 |
| 2012 | 94.1% | 5.9% | 13,238 |
| 2013 | 94.0% | 6.0% | 20,357 |
| 2014 | 94.5% | 5.5% | 23,624 |
| 2015 | 94.8% | 5.2% | 28,986 |
| 2016 | 95.4% | 4.6% | 23,819 |
| 2017 | 93.2% | 6.8% | 5,853 |
| 2018 | 93.8% | 6.2% | 4,254 |
| 2019 | 92.7% | 7.3% | 2,189 |
| 2020 | 95.3% | 4.7% | 2,344 |
| 2021 | 96.3% | 3.7% | 12,007 |
| 2022 | 96.4% | 3.6% | 7,447 |
| 2023 | 96.1% | 3.9% | 2,337 |
Does age change how often a BMW R fails?
Older BMW Rs fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 12.8% of tests against 3.9% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 7.6%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 13.5%, and the 2022 the strongest at 3.6%.
More on the BMW R
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| BMW R: 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