# BMW 218 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 218 passes its MOT first time 81% of the time, from 46,504 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 81%
- MOT tests analysed: 46,504 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 57 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 13 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1,834 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 252 | 90% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 2,721 | 87% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 988 | 85% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5,214 | 84% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 2,846 | 83% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 5,534 | 83% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 4,302 | 81% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 6,276 | 79% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 5,455 | 78% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 4,900 | 76% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 3,837 | 80% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,756 | 72% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 506 | 82% |

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