Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission on the BMW 116
Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission on the BMW 116 is recorded on 5,450 tests — 1.5% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 289 models compared | 40 of 289, highest first |
| The model's own record | 371,136 tests · every year of the 116 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW 116 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2005, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 1.1%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2018 at 2.7%; best 2014 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79 | 4,887 | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 149 | 10,228 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 224 | 19,620 | 1.1% |
| 2008 | 108 | 8,550 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 242 | 19,977 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 271 | 41,874 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 231 | 22,965 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 510 | 24,203 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 489 | 75,236 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 559 | 135,786 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 758 | 100,604 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 833 | 80,872 | 1.0% |
| 2017 | 670 | 83,775 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 210 | 7,797 | 2.7% |
| 2019 | 102 | 8,852 | 1.1% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £200–£700 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- BMW 116 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →