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BMW 128ti Auto — Reliability by Year

7,770 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 128ti 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
96.6% pass rate · 1,134 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
93.6% pass rate · 186 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 15,855 mi 2,389
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 18,245 mi 2,899
2022
96.6%
21,184 mi 1,134
2021
94.0%
26,446 mi 1,162
2020
93.6%
26,894 mi 186

* 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 128ti 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 21,184 miles (newest year) to 26,894 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 128ti Auto.

See the buying guide →

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