BMW R Ninet reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: R Ninet

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 16,656 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

93.4%

Share of this model's 16,656 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

8,571

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

10,165

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

7.6

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

3,169

3,103 valid MOT, 66 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

16,656

16,656 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

3,169On the road

Insight summary

BMW R Ninet is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 3,169 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 93.4% from 16,656 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 64. The current pool shows an average of 8,571 miles and an average age of 7.6 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 10,165 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are reflector missing, lighting and registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements. The practical read is that the BMW R Ninet looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	3,162
OTHER	7

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	199
Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	183
Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	114
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	56
Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	48
Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	38
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))	33
Rear Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))	32
Front Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))	30
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	29
Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))	23
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	21
Registration plate incorrect (0.1 (c))	20
Rear reflector obviously incorrectly positioned (4.8.2 (a) (i))	17
Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))	14
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	13
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	13
Rear Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))	13
Nearside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))	12
Offside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))	12
Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	11
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	11
Central Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	10
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	10
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))	10

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 972 defects across this top 25 set

Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))

199

Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

183

Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

114

Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))

Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))

Rear Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))

Front Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))

Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))

Registration plate incorrect (0.1 (c))

Rear reflector obviously incorrectly positioned (4.8.2 (a) (i))

Rear All direction indicators obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a))

Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Rear Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))

Nearside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))

Offside Rear Footrest missing (6.2.12 (a))

Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Central Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))

BMW R Ninet reliability and MOT data