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BMW 1 Series

Year-by-year

Year	Trims	Best MPG	Complaints	Fatal crashes	Inventory

UK MOT pass rate by age

Pass rate of BMW 1 Series units presented for the UK MOT (annual roadworthiness test) at each age. Aggregated from 83,538 tests in the 2023 DVSA bulk dataset, across all model years registered to date. The MOT becomes mandatory once a vehicle reaches three years of age.

Age (yrs)	Tests	Pass rate	Median mileage
4	15,690	89.4%	30,873 mi
5	12,510	89.6%	39,675 mi
6	7,567	88.8%	46,227 mi
7	2,775	90.0%	51,516 mi
8	1,526	88.1%	59,086 mi
9	1,933	85.6%	69,473 mi
10	16,143	78.8%	85,000 mi
11	13,946	75.7%	88,951 mi
12	2,600	77.2%	91,970 mi
13	2,339	72.6%	101,643 mi
14	2,039	71.3%	105,793 mi
15	1,643	72.2%	111,299 mi
16	1,137	70.1%	115,777 mi
17	723	74.3%	131,379 mi
18	769	70.6%	128,378 mi
19	198	67.7%	126,608 mi

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data 2023 (Open Government Licence). Class 4 normal tests only.