2022 BMW 218I M Sport Auto MOT pass rate: 90.2% (2,818 tests)

2022-registered BMW 218I M Sport Autos passed 90.2% of 2,818 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 1.0 points worse than same-age cars (91.2%).

90.2%Pass rate, 2022 cars

99.0Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

2,818Tests analysed

24,770 miMedian mileage at test

What fails on a 2022 218I M Sport Auto

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	223	53.7%
2	Brakes	40	9.6%
3	Visibility	29	7.0%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	28	6.7%
5	Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	25	6.0%
6	Identification of the vehicle	21	5.1%

All 218I M Sport Auto years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2019	2,000	89.4%	+1.0 pts	34,602
2020	5,793	89.6%	-0.4 pts	28,325
2021	8,553	90.0%	-0.4 pts	27,244
2022 (this page)	2,818	90.2%	-1.0 pts	24,770

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FAQs

Is a 2022 BMW 218I M Sport Auto reliable?

2022-registered examples passed 90.2% of their MOT tests (2,818 tests, 2023–2025), -1.0 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 4 years old with a median 24,770 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2022 218I M Sport Auto?

The median tested example shows 24,770 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.