Get Started
BMW

BMW 220 — Reliability by Year

15,153 vehicles · MOT data 2014–2019 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 220 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
2019
91.4% pass rate · 273 vehicles
⚠
Lowest pass rate year
2014
84.9% pass rate · 1,793 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2019
91.4%
30,954 mi 273
2018
89.6%
37,864 mi 1,197
2017
89.8%
40,991 mi 2,441
2016
88.2%
46,438 mi 4,603
2015
87.4%
48,458 mi 4,846
2014
84.9%
55,670 mi 1,793

Which year BMW 220 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 30,954 miles (newest year) to 55,670 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 220.

See the buying guide →

← All BMW models

Check any UK registration — free MOT history and risk insights.