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?
Bmw 220 by Year
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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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