Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
BMW F800: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which F800 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.4% average, from 59,990 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2020 (96.2% of 106 tests). Lowest: 2006 (84.8% of 4,713). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2007.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (90.4%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4,713 | 84.8% | -5.6 pp |
| 2007 | 5,183 | 87.8% | -2.6 pp |
| 2008 | 7,825 | 89.7% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 8,064 | 90.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 4,847 | 89.1% | -1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 4,056 | 90.0% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 3,750 | 90.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 5,786 | 92.2% | +1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 4,228 | 91.3% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 3,436 | 93.3% | +2.9 pp |
| 2016 | 2,695 | 93.5% | +3.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2,814 | 94.7% | +4.3 pp |
| 2018 | 1,430 | 94.1% | +3.7 pp |
| 2019 | 1,051 | 94.1% | +3.7 pp |
| 2020 | 106 | 96.2% | +5.8 pp |
Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.
Pass rate over time
Questions
- Which F800 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2006, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the BMW F800 overall (90.4%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 84.8% from 4,713 tests.
- Which F800 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2020, at 96.2% of 106 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- How much does the F800 pass rate vary by year?
- 11.4 percentage points between the highest (2020, 96.2%) and lowest (2006, 84.8%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.
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