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BMW 218i Sport Auto — Reliability by Year

1,941 vehicles · MOT data 2018–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 218i 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
94.5% pass rate · 427 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
91.6% pass rate · 179 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 29,240 mi 373
2022
94.5%
24,796 mi 427
2021
92.4%
28,318 mi 562
2020
91.6%
30,547 mi 179
2019
92.3%
29,884 mi 263
2018
93.1%
28,796 mi 137

* 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 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 24,796 miles (newest year) to 30,547 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 Sport Auto.

See the buying guide →

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