BMW 6 Series: reliability by registration year
2004-2019 · 15 registration years · 19,405 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 990 | 88.3% | 89.5% | |
| 2018 | 2,168 | 86.4% | 87.9% | Tyre condition (front) 21.2% |
| 2017 | 1,254 | 83.9% | 86.1% | Tyre condition (front) 27.5% |
| 2016 | 1,726 | 85.3% | 86.6% | Tyre condition (rear) 26.1% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 6 Series: Tyre condition (rear) (26.1%) | ||||
| 2015 | 1,820 | 82.1% | 83.8% | Tyre condition (front) 26.2% |
| 2014 | 1,816 | 77.9% | 80.9% | Tyre condition (front) 21.2% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 6 Series: Tyre condition (front) (21.2%) · Coil spring (rear) (19.7%) | ||||
| 2013 | 1,784 | 78.9% | 81.4% | Tyre condition (front) 19.9% |
| 2012 | 1,360 | 77.9% | 81.0% | Coil spring (rear) 19.3% |
| 2011 | 583 | 77.2% | 79.8% | |
| 2009 | 530 | 74.9% | 78.5% | |
| 2008 | 980 | 75.7% | 79.8% | |
| 2007 | 1,081 | 74.1% | 78.4% | |
| 2006 | 1,283 | 70.4% | 75.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.0% |
| 2005 | 1,113 | 68.9% | 74.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.5% |
| 2004 | 917 | 70.4% | 74.6% | |