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BMW M2 — Reliability by Year

3,576 vehicles · MOT data 2016–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW M2 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
2017
92.5% pass rate · 1,267 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2016
90.8% pass rate · 756 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 11,361 mi 122
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 5,998 mi 127
2018
91.5%
31,059 mi 1,304
2017
92.5%
31,905 mi 1,267
2016
90.8%
32,267 mi 756

* 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 M2 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 31,059 miles (newest year) to 32,267 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 M2.

See the buying guide →

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