BMW 8 Series — reliability by registration year

2019–2022 · 4 registration years · 5,274 first tests

2022 breaks the run — 3.9 pp worse than the years either side 2021 breaks the run — 2.8 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every 8 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.

BMW 8 Series first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 1,088 82.9% 84.5% Tyres — Condition (front) 39.8%
3.9 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2022 8 Seriess most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (39.8%)
2021 1,426 86.8% 87.6% Tyres — Condition (front) 43.1%
2.8 pp better than the years either side What failed 2021 8 Seriess most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (43.1%)
2020 1,604 85.2% 86.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 45.4%
2019 1,156 83.0% 84.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 42.3%

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