BMW M1 MOT reliability

BMW M1s passed their MOT first time 91% of the time across 33 tests in 2025.

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These figures come from 33 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

91%

MOTs analysed

33

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 100%. Typical mileage 71,234 (most between 71,234 and 71,234).

2019: 100% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

2016 petrol

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 100%. Typical mileage 4,013 (most between 4,013 and 4,013).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 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.