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BMW 218i M Sport — Reliability by Year

6,666 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 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
93.8% pass rate · 995 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2018
89.3% pass rate · 300 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 204
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 987
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 21,569 mi 895
2022
93.8%
23,939 mi 995
2021
92.3%
27,712 mi 1,991
2020
91.8%
29,565 mi 986
2019
91.6%
31,187 mi 308
2018
89.3%
33,205 mi 300

* 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 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 23,939 miles (newest year) to 33,205 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.

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