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BMW 320i M Sport Auto — Reliability by Year

18,370 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 320i 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 →

Best pass rate year
2022
94.8% pass rate · 1,513 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2019
77.4% pass rate · 140 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 7,954 mi 3,398
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 19,523 mi 6,258
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 19,495 mi 2,455
2022
94.8%
24,901 mi 1,513
2021
92.9%
29,225 mi 3,645
2020
92.9%
30,621 mi 961
2019
77.4%
28,799 mi 140

* 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 320i 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 24,901 miles (newest year) to 30,621 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 320i M Sport Auto.

See the buying guide →

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