2022 BMW 118: MOT pass rate and reliability
96.1% of 2022 BMW 118s pass the MOT first time, measured across 726 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 20,867 miles.
How the 2022 compares
- Against all BMW 118s (82.3%, 148,641 tests): +13.8 points
- Against all 2022 cars (93.7%): +2.4 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW 118 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2022 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW 118:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61.3% | 261 | 147,263 |
| 2005 | 68.8% | 1,623 | 136,193 |
| 2006 | 67.7% | 2,660 | 135,377 |
| 2007 | 71.4% | 3,341 | 122,767 |
| 2008 | 70.7% | 5,555 | 122,113 |
| 2009 | 70.8% | 7,501 | 117,715 |
| 2010 | 72.7% | 10,041 | 112,969 |
| 2011 | 73.1% | 9,212 | 107,345 |
| 2012 | 73.2% | 5,713 | 101,828 |
| 2013 | 77.9% | 5,517 | 91,524 |
| 2014 | 80.3% | 4,377 | 90,948 |
| 2015 | 84.5% | 10,998 | 73,455 |
| 2016 | 84.8% | 13,780 | 64,685 |
| 2017 | 86.3% | 14,711 | 56,088 |
| 2018 | 86.7% | 11,105 | 47,238 |
| 2019 | 88.4% | 10,288 | 38,742 |
| 2020 | 91.2% | 18,041 | 32,366 |
| 2021 | 92% | 13,164 | 26,028 |
| 2022 | 96.1% | 726 | 20,867 |
What this means if you are buying a 2022 118
The 2022 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 13.8 points more often than the BMW 118 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 4-year-old car fails on
A 2022 car is 4 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2022 BMW 118 the average at test was 20,867 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
2022 is the strongest year on record for this model at 96.1%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2019 BMW 118 - 88.4%
- 2020 BMW 118 - 91.2%
- 2021 BMW 118 - 92%