BMW 2000 MOT reliability

BMW 2000s passed their MOT first time 94% of the time across 17 tests in 2025. 82 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a BMW 2000 — Photo: FotoSleuth · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 17 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

94%

MOTs analysed

17

Still licensed (GB)

82

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1985 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 150,507 (most between 150,507 and 150,507).

2005: 100% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2025: 100%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.