Reliability report
BMW 8 Series reliability and common faults
Based on 3,179 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
15.4%
fail rate · average 16.3%
better than average
3,179 MOT tests (DVSA)
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the BMW 8 Series
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Wheels
Driving controls
Plates and identification
Tyres
Body and structure
Exhaust and emissions
Lights and electrics
Seat belts and airbags
Steering
Suspension
Visibility
Brakes
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 13.9% avg 9.9% | — |
| 6–8 years | 15.2% avg 15.3% | — |
| 21+ years | 18.7% avg 31.4% | — |
BMW 8 Series – FAQs
How reliable is the BMW 8 Series?+
In the UK the BMW 8 Series fails 15.4% of MOT tests, against an average of 16.3% for cars of the same age – better than average.
What goes wrong most often on the BMW 8 Series?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: wheels, plates and identification, tyres.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).