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2013 BMW 118d Se Auto — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2013 perform at MOT as they age

13 years
Current Age
83.6%
Latest Pass Rate
408
Total Tests (All Years)
41,455 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 4

This car: 83.6%
Average: 81.1%

✅ 2.5% above average (23031 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2013 BMW 118d Se Auto as it ages.

At 3 years: 87.4% pass rate · At 4 years: 83.6% pass rate

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 3 to 4 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
3 yrs87.4%207
4 yrs83.6%201

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2013 BMW 118d Se Auto pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows stable over 2 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2017 (4 yrs)83.6%201
2016 (3 yrs)87.4%207

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2016
87.4%
Age (yrs) 3Tests 207Avg Mileage 32,965Top Failure Tyres — 11.6%
2017
83.6%
Age (yrs) 4Tests 201Avg Mileage 41,455Top Failure Tyres — 13.9%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2013 BMW 118d Se Auto, with age trends.

Tyres
12.8%
— Consistent
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
6.9%
— Consistent
Brakes
5.2%
— Consistent
Driver's View of the Road
4.5%
↑ Increases with age
Non-component advisories
3.5%
— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Driver's View of the Road2.4% (3 yrs)6.5% (4 yrs)
+4.1%
🔴 ↑
Brakes3.9% (3 yrs)6.5% (4 yrs)
+2.6%
🔴 ↑
Tyres11.6% (3 yrs)13.9% (4 yrs)
+2.3%
🔴 ↑
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment6.8% (3 yrs)7.0% (4 yrs)
+0.2%
⚪ —

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how BMW 118d Se Auto cars manufactured in 2013 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2016 to 2017, covering 408 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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