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BMW 123 MOT data

From the national MOT record: 79,268 tests across 5,100 vehicles on record.

Vehicles on record

5,100

Average engine

N/A

MOT pass rate

79.9%

How the BMW 123 compares

The BMW 123 has an MOT pass rate of 79.9%, against 76.7% across all BMW vehicles, and 69.4% across every make in the national record. That is 79,268 tests for this model and 37,982,799 for the make, so the comparison rests on the whole national record rather than a sample of it. See what BMW 123 models fail on.

Common BMW 123 defects

From 40,119 BMW 123 tests in the national record with a DVSA defect code to categorise.

Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension 26,683 (66.5%)
Brakes 15,415 (38.4%)
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4,456 (11.1%)
Nuisance (emissions and noise) 3,046 (7.6%)
Visibility 2,950 (7.4%)
Body, structure and attachments 1,799 (4.5%)
Registration plates and vehicle identification 1,150 (2.9%)

A test can find problems in more than one category, so these figures do not sum to 100%. Common BMW 123 MOT failures has the full breakdown and how it is worked out.

Check a specific BMW 123

These are averages. For one vehicle's actual test history, enter its registration.

Figures cover every BMW 123 in the national MOT record, which includes vehicles since scrapped or exported, so "on record" is not a count of cars on the road. Pass rate counts every recorded MOT test, retests included. Some MOT records describe the same model with extra trim or engine detail attached; where that detail is a recognised trim or drivetrain code, the vehicle is counted under the base model shown here rather than treated as a separate one.