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2013 BMW 120d Se Auto — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2013 perform at MOT as they age

13 years
Current Age
87.0%
Latest Pass Rate
237
Total Tests (All Years)
44,227 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Best vintage for 120d Se Auto

Compared to Average at Age 4

This car: 87.0%
Average: 81.1%

✅ 5.9% above average (23031 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2013 BMW 120d Se Auto as it ages.

At 3 years: 88.4% pass rate · At 4 years: 87.0% pass rate

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

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
3 yrs88.4%129
4 yrs87.0%108

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2013 BMW 120d 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)87%108
2016 (3 yrs)88.4%129

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2016
88.4%
Age (yrs) 3Tests 129Avg Mileage 35,933Top Failure Tyres — 7.0%
2017
87.0%
Age (yrs) 4Tests 108Avg Mileage 44,227Top Failure Tyres — 11.1%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2013 BMW 120d Se Auto, with age trends.

Tyres
9.1%
↑ Increases with age
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
6.4%
— Consistent
Brakes
5.6%
— Consistent
Driver's View of the Road
3.0%
— Consistent
Non-component advisories
2.3%
— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Tyres7.0% (3 yrs)11.1% (4 yrs)
+4.1%
🔴 ↑
Non-component advisories0.8% (3 yrs)3.7% (4 yrs)
+2.9%
🔴 ↑
Driver's View of the Road3.1% (3 yrs)2.8% (4 yrs)
-0.3%
⚪ —
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment6.2% (3 yrs)6.5% (4 yrs)
+0.3%
⚪ —

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how BMW 120d Se Auto cars manufactured in 2013 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2016 to 2017, covering 237 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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