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BMW R Ninet — Reliability by Year

4,727 vehicles · MOT data 2014–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW R Ninet 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
2022
96.6% pass rate · 153 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2016
93.5% pass rate · 550 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 2,930 mi 131
2022
96.6%
3,475 mi 153
2021
95.5%
4,040 mi 213
2020
96.1%
4,078 mi 353
2019
93.9%
3,999 mi 521
2018
94.5%
4,867 mi 765
2017
94.7%
5,570 mi 881
2016
93.5%
5,662 mi 550
2015
93.9%
5,983 mi 695
2014
95.0%
5,518 mi 465

* 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 R Ninet is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 3,475 miles (newest year) to 5,983 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 R Ninet.

See the buying guide →

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