# BMW 1 Series MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 1 Series passes its MOT first time 78% of the time, from 77,589 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 78%
- MOT tests analysed: 77,589 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 427,664 (2026 Q2)

## 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 | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2020 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 11,702 | 87% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 3,424 | 84% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 7,840 | 88% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 4,367 | 83% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 5,701 | 88% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,702 | 83% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 2,706 | 88% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 37 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1,491 | 88% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 35 (few mots) | 77% |
| 2015 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,886 | 84% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 106 | 71% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 9,436 | 67% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 5,579 | 74% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 8,599 | 65% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 4,178 | 71% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,427 | 67% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 871 | 76% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,271 | 65% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 621 | 73% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 957 | 61% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 664 | 69% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 611 | 64% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 520 | 69% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 416 | 64% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 342 | 64% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 306 | 57% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 175 | 67% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 255 | 62% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 184 | 60% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 60 (few mots) | 57% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 51 (few mots) | 53% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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