BMW 2 Series — reliability by registration year
2014–2023 · 10 registration years · 128,224 first tests
2014
breaks the run — 4.0 pp worse than the years either side
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 2 Series registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 871 | 95.3% | 95.9% | |
| 2022 | 9,830 | 89.7% | 91.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 29.8% |
| 2021 | 10,527 | 88.8% | 90.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 24.6% |
| 2020 | 11,544 | 87.6% | 89.4% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 21.7% |
| 2019 | 16,831 | 86.2% | 89.1% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 18.8% |
| 2018 | 20,142 | 83.7% | 87.3% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.6% |
| 2017 | 17,263 | 82.5% | 85.9% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.7% |
| 2016 | 20,301 | 79.7% | 83.7% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 12.8% |
| 2015 | 15,930 | 78.5% | 82.7% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 11.7% |
| 2014 | 4,985 | 74.4% | 78.5% | Shock absorbers (rear) 15.2% |
| 4.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 2 Seriess most often: Shock absorbers (rear) (15.2%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (11.2%) · Position lamp (front) (10.1%) | ||||