# BMW 116 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 116 passes its MOT first time 72% of the time, from 100,579 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 72%
- MOT tests analysed: 100,579 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 40 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 687 | 86% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1,469 | 87% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 2,282 | 85% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,306 | 81% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 2,298 | 79% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 8,177 | 78% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 11,552 | 76% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 11,915 | 74% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 2,348 | 77% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 11,674 | 70% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 7,365 | 76% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 6,607 | 69% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 3,688 | 73% |
| 2013 | GD | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 3,268 | 63% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 3,068 | 68% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 2,961 | 68% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2,771 | 64% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 2,527 | 68% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 2,499 | 64% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 2,918 | 68% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1,758 | 63% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1,900 | 66% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2,078 | 64% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 30 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 2,107 | 62% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 10 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 932 | 60% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 14 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2005 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 290 | 63% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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