1995–2021 · 5,461 MOT tests

BMW 8 Series MOT pass rate by year

How every year of the BMW 8 Series did at its MOT in 2024, compared with the average car of the same age.

102Above average
Best year199984.6% passed
Worst year202184.5% passed
Rank in BMW23 of 29

Pass rate by year of registration

25%50%75%100%1995: 77.5% passed (average for its age 66.8%)19951996: 80.4% passed (average for its age 66.2%)19961997: 82.8% passed (average for its age 65.5%)19971998: 82.6% passed (average for its age 64.9%)19981999: 84.6% passed (average for its age 63.3%)19992018: 87.2% passed (average for its age 82.5%)20182019: 84.7% passed (average for its age 84.9%)20192020: 87.8% passed (average for its age 86.9%)20202021: 84.5% passed (average for its age 87.6%)2021

Pass rate first time Average for a car that age

Every year

YearTestsPassedAverageScore
2021 8 Series1,62384.5%87.6%
96Below average
2020 8 Series1,73587.8%86.9%
101About average
2019 8 Series1,24784.7%84.9%
100About average
2018 8 Series21187.2%82.5%
106Above average
1999 8 Series10484.6%63.3%
134Well above average
1998 8 Series12182.6%64.9%
127Well above average
1997 8 Series18082.8%65.5%
126Well above average
1996 8 Series10280.4%66.2%
121Well above average
1995 8 Series13877.5%66.8%
116Well above average

Common failures, all years

Share of all 5,461 tests.

  1. Tyres - condition: has ply or cords exposed3.8%
  2. Tyres - condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2.8%
  3. Tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords2.3%
  4. Headlamp aim: too high0.6%
  5. Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm0.5%
  6. Tyres - condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure0.5%
  7. Road Wheels - condition: fractured0.5%
  8. Tyres - condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure0.4%

Other BMW models

ModelMOT testsMOT Rank score
BMW 3 Series479,358
110Well above average
BMW 1 Series376,343
106Above average
BMW 5 Series205,999
113Well above average
BMW 2 Series119,218
104Above average
BMW 4 Series103,983
107Above average
BMW X3101,858
107Above average
BMW X199,063
108Above average
BMW X589,430
112Well above average