BMW 114 MOT reliability

BMW 114s passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 3,216 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

3,216

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2012 petrol

100 MOTs

Passed first time 73%. Typical mileage 86,837 (most between 71,645 and 109,063).

2014: 100% → 2015: 92% → 2016: 86% → 2017: 84% → 2018: 79% → 2019: 76% → 2020: 78% → 2021: 68% → 2022: 76% → 2023: 74% → 2024: 68% → 2025: 73%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (7.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (6.0%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)

2012 diesel

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 74,585 (most between 59,203 and 84,920).

2015: 86% → 2016: 83% → 2017: 88% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (25.0%)

Where 2012 114s fail

Lights & electrics

15.0%

Suspension & axles

9.0%

Wheels & tyres

7.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.0%

Brakes

3.0%

Visibility & wipers

3.0%

Steering

1.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.