BMW 318D MOT reliability

BMW 318Ds passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 789 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

789

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2016 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 90,096 (most between 90,096 and 90,096).

2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Attachment: more than one fixing missing (100.0%)

Where 2016 318Ds fail

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

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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.