2010 BMW 316: MOT pass rate and reliability
74.6% of 2010 BMW 316s pass the MOT first time, measured across 283 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 145,340 miles.
How the 2010 compares
- Against all BMW 316s (77.2%, 10,443 tests): -2.6 points
- Against all 2010 cars (67%): +7.6 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 2010 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 2010 316
The 2010 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.6 points less often than the BMW 316 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2010 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 16-year-old car fails on
A 2010 car is 16 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 very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 2010 BMW 316 the average at test was 145,340 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 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2002 BMW 316 - 71.6%
- 2003 BMW 316 - 69.7%
- 2004 BMW 316 - 66.4%
- 2011 BMW 316 - 77.5%
- 2012 BMW 316 - 71.3%
- 2013 BMW 316 - 81.2%