# BMW 120 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 120 passes its MOT first time 71% of the time, from 38,572 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 71%
- MOT tests analysed: 38,572 (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 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 108 | 91% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 218 | 89% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 618 | 87% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 396 | 83% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 242 | 91% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 775 | 80% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 620 | 88% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,627 | 83% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 692 | 85% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 2,626 | 80% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 716 | 87% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 3,041 | 79% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 535 | 83% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 2,933 | 74% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,142 | 72% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 184 | 79% |
| 2013 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2,158 | 65% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 222 | 67% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2,679 | 67% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 473 | 72% |
| 2011 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 2,715 | 64% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 713 | 71% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 2,303 | 62% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 600 | 68% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 2,454 | 64% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 847 | 64% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,581 | 64% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 379 | 64% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,525 | 62% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 208 | 70% |
| 2006 | ST | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1,415 | 61% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 279 | 66% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 337 | 63% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 190 | 65% |

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