2000 BMW 316: MOT pass rate and reliability
68% of 2000 BMW 316s pass the MOT first time, measured across 269 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 104,775 miles.
How the 2000 compares
- Against all BMW 316s (77.2%, 10,443 tests): -9.2 points
- Against all 2000 cars (67.3%): +0.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW 316 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2000 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW 316:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 71.9% | 228 | 105,662 |
| 1998 | 73.2% | 250 | 103,950 |
| 1999 | 70.1% | 241 | 104,381 |
| 2000 | 68% | 269 | 104,775 |
| 2001 | 67.7% | 331 | 98,864 |
| 2002 | 71.6% | 384 | 95,680 |
| 2003 | 69.7% | 670 | 92,822 |
| 2004 | 66.4% | 619 | 89,120 |
| 2010 | 74.6% | 283 | 145,340 |
| 2011 | 77.5% | 222 | 137,705 |
| 2012 | 71.3% | 453 | 123,232 |
| 2013 | 81.2% | 1,293 | 94,183 |
| 2014 | 81.6% | 1,525 | 93,806 |
| 2015 | 82.3% | 713 | 100,453 |
| 2016 | 81.7% | 502 | 99,033 |
| 2017 | 87.6% | 759 | 84,463 |
| 2018 | 88.9% | 360 | 72,201 |
What this means if you are buying a 2000 316
The 2000 is a weaker year for this model, passing 9.2 points less often than the BMW 316 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2000 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 26-year-old car fails on
A 2000 car is 26 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2000 BMW 316 the average at test was 104,775 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2018 at 88.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 66.4%. That 22.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2000 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1997 BMW 316 - 71.9%
- 1998 BMW 316 - 73.2%
- 1999 BMW 316 - 70.1%
- 2001 BMW 316 - 67.7%
- 2002 BMW 316 - 71.6%
- 2003 BMW 316 - 69.7%