# BMW 118 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 118 passes its MOT first time 79% of the time, from 152,078 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 79%
- MOT tests analysed: 152,078 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 24 (few mots) | 96% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 796 | 94% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 28 (few mots) | 96% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 9,458 | 91% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 488 | 90% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 11,380 | 91% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1,341 | 89% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 15,811 | 88% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,947 | 87% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 8,557 | 86% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,719 | 83% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 8,645 | 82% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 2,488 | 81% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 9,172 | 82% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 5,535 | 80% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 8,321 | 80% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 5,378 | 80% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 6,062 | 81% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 4,804 | 80% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 3,628 | 72% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 666 | 82% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 4,638 | 70% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 717 | 75% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 4,547 | 65% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 933 | 70% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 7,403 | 66% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1,145 | 71% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 7,639 | 66% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,532 | 68% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 5,271 | 64% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1,345 | 68% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 3,290 | 62% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1,244 | 67% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,862 | 64% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 805 | 62% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,486 | 61% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 570 | 60% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 899 | 60% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 324 | 64% |
| 2005 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 160 | 54% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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