2017 BMW M2: MOT pass rate and reliability
89.6% of 2017 BMW M2s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,176 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 42,752 miles.
How the 2017 compares
- Against all BMW M2s (89%, 3,302 tests): +0.6 points
- Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +6.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW M2 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW M2:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 87.8% | 707 | 43,927 |
| 2017 | 89.6% | 1,176 | 42,752 |
| 2018 | 88.7% | 1,292 | 40,038 |
What this means if you are buying a 2017 M2
The 2017 sits close to the BMW M2 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 9-year-old car fails on
A 2017 car is 9 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2017 BMW M2 the average at test was 42,752 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.
2017 is the strongest year on record for this model at 89.6%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2016 BMW M2 - 87.8%
- 2018 BMW M2 - 88.7%