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BMW 216 — Reliability by Year

4,786 vehicles · MOT data 2015–2018 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 216 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2018
88.4% pass rate · 427 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2015
85.7% pass rate · 1,071 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2018
88.4%
43,234 mi 427
2017
88.0%
48,946 mi 1,491
2016
85.9%
56,906 mi 1,797
2015
85.7%
59,165 mi 1,071

Which year BMW 216 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 43,234 miles (newest year) to 59,165 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 216.

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