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Bmw 220

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 7 years from 30,381 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

89%

Total Tests

30,381

Best Year

2019 (93%)

Years Covered

7

How reliable is the Bmw 220?

vs national average+7% (82% avg)
vs Bmw brand average+1% (88% avg)
Best to worst year spread9 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Bmw 220 by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202091%23230,522 mi
201993%63540,639 mi
201891%2,18349,105 mi
201789%4,56754,925 mi
201688%9,05964,159 mi
201588%9,75669,423 mi
201484%3,94982,669 mi

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About the Bmw 220

The Bmw 220 has been tested 30,381 times in 2024 MOT data across 7 model years (2014 to 2020), with an average pass rate of 89%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2019 model is the most reliable with a 93% pass rate from 635 tests. The 2014 model has the lowest at 84%. The 9 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer BMW 220s show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 4 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2014) averages 82,669 miles, while the newest (2020) averages 30,522 miles.

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