BMW 116 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 79.5% of 111,034 MOT tests on the BMW 116 ended in a pass, 3.0 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 83.7% against 82.0%, ranking 58th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the BMW 116 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 21,910 tests | 87.0% | 29,000 · 21k to 43k |
| 31,542 tests | 88.5% | 35,000 · 25k to 47k |
| 41,829 tests | 87.4% | 43,000 · 33k to 55k |
| 54,886 tests | 84.9% | 53,000 · 41k to 67k |
| 610,755 tests | 85.0% | 61,000 · 49k to 77k |
| 713,114 tests | 83.3% | 69,000 · 55k to 87k |
| 817,926 tests | 81.8% | 73,000 · 57k to 91k |
| 916,752 tests | 80.1% | 81,000 · 63k to 99k |
| 106,702 tests | 77.7% | 87,000 · 67k to 109k |
| 117,526 tests | 75.4% | 91,000 · 71k to 115k |
| 126,902 tests | 74.8% | 97,000 · 73k to 121k |
| 136,782 tests | 72.9% | 97,000 · 75k to 121k |
| 143,819 tests | 73.4% | 97,000 · 77k to 117k |
| 153,350 tests | 73.4% | 99,000 · 81k to 117k |
| 163,410 tests | 71.8% | 107,000 · 87k to 127k |
| 172,481 tests | 69.9% | 107,000 · 87k to 127k |
| 181,244 tests | 70.1% | 109,000 · 87k to 129k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the BMW 116. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used 116
The parts that come up most often in BMW 116 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Shock absorbersPush down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific 116
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other BMW models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all BMW models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.