# BMW 216 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 216 passes its MOT first time 76% of the time, from 4,613 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 76%
- MOT tests analysed: 4,613 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 427 | 77% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,460 | 77% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,717 | 76% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 997 | 73% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |

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