BMW 316 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 76.1% of 11,688 MOT tests on the BMW 316 ended in a pass, about the same as the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the BMW 316 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4224 tests | 92.4% | 55,000 · 41k to 75k |
| 5578 tests | 87.7% | 65,000 · 51k to 83k |
| 6610 tests | 85.7% | 75,000 · 59k to 97k |
| 7579 tests | 83.8% | 95,000 · 71k to 115k |
| 81,265 tests | 80.2% | 81,000 · 61k to 107k |
| 91,532 tests | 81.1% | 83,000 · 61k to 107k |
| 10734 tests | 80.2% | 93,000 · 71k to 121k |
| 11350 tests | 74.6% | 119,000 · 97k to 145k |
| 12296 tests | 76.4% | 137,000 · 113k to 159k |
| 13291 tests | 69.4% | 141,000 · 119k to 163k |
| 18477 tests | 62.5% | 85,000 · 65k to 107k |
| 19851 tests | 64.7% | 91,000 · 69k to 117k |
| 20679 tests | 73.9% | 91,000 · 67k to 117k |
| 21466 tests | 70.6% | 95,000 · 69k to 123k |
| 22344 tests | 69.8% | 95,000 · 69k to 125k |
| 23338 tests | 72.2% | 103,000 · 73k to 133k |
| 24257 tests | 67.7% | 103,000 · 81k to 137k |
| 25303 tests | 69.3% | 95,000 · 71k to 131k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the BMW 316. 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 316
The parts that come up most often in BMW 316 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- 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.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- 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.
- Number platesCheck the plates are clean, legal and match the registration on the V5C logbook.
Check a specific 316
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
Questions
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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.