# BMW 316 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 316 passes its MOT first time 72% of the time, from 9,532 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 72%
- MOT tests analysed: 9,532 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 43 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 335 | 84% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 748 | 81% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 492 | 77% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 541 | 76% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 144 | 76% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 854 | 75% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 609 | 78% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 699 | 73% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 519 | 69% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 383 | 68% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 178 | 71% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 236 | 65% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 86 (few mots) | 65% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 58 (few mots) | 57% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 503 | 66% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 546 | 65% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 305 | 71% |
| 2002 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 273 | 62% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 225 | 72% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 217 | 65% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 219 | 64% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 208 | 65% |
| 1997 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 176 | 64% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 133 | 66% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 97 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 83 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 48 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 76 (few mots) | 79% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 168 | 77% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 104 | 80% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 57 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 42 (few mots) | 71% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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