Does the BMW M2 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The BMW M2 records 6.36 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.82 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.46, 95% interval −0.84 to −0.07). It ranks 347 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the BMW M2 is “A tyre cords visible or damaged”, recorded 474 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 474 | 2.63 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 315 | 1.75 |
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 295 | 1.64 |
| A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative | 30 | 0.17 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,023 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a BMW M2 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
8.1% of BMW M2 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,309 miles later (1,834 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,834 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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