Reliability Report · European Market

BMW 116 Reliability

The BMW 116 (current generation) scores 75/100 on our composite reliability index — good territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
75
/ 100
Good
Sources: DVSA · latest 2023
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2003–2020 · 2023 report · n=103016
103,016 UK MOT tests · overall 21.4% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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75
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 103,016 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 3–5 yrs
62
13.1% fail vs 10.9% fleet
5,973 tests
Age 6–9 yrs
73
17.8% fail vs 19.2% fleet
51,756 tests
Age 10–14 yrs
78
25.3% fail vs 32.1% fleet
34,668 tests
Age 15–20 yrs
79
30.2% fail vs 38.8% fleet
10,619 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Tread depth
5,689
27.3%
#2
Condition
5,611
26.9%
#3
Brake pads
3,375
16.2%
#4
Windscreen
3,104
14.9%
#5
Washers
3,089
14.8%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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