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BMW 218i M Sport Auto — Reliability by Year

18,918 vehicles · MOT data 2018–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 218i 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 →

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Best pass rate year
2022
93.8% pass rate · 2,649 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2019
90.5% pass rate · 708 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ — 195
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 7,553 mi 5,491
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 20,392 mi 3,322
2022
93.8%
24,578 mi 2,649
2021
92.7%
27,319 mi 4,299
2020
91.5%
28,520 mi 2,007
2019
90.5%
32,276 mi 708
2018
91.8%
31,475 mi 247

* 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 218i 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 24,578 miles (newest year) to 32,276 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 218i M Sport Auto.

See the buying guide →

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