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BMW 118i M Sport Auto — Reliability by Year

19,581 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 118i M Sport Auto was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2022
100.0% pass rate · 125 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
98.8% pass rate · 210 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 9,565
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 9,558
2022
100.0%
13,375 mi 125
2021
99.3%
32,909 mi 123
2020
98.8%
32,202 mi 210

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year BMW 118i M Sport Auto is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 13,375 miles (newest year) to 32,909 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a BMW 118i M Sport Auto.

See the buying guide →

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