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BMW M4 build years & generations

Coverage 2014-present2 named generationsCoupePETROL

The BMW M4 spans several build years and named generations (2014-present). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Newest BMW M4 generation shown; older shapes are pictured on the cards below.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

Built 2014-2016
Generation
F82/F83
Figures from
cars built 2013-2016
Counted with this generation only.
Built 2017-2020
Generation
F82/F83
Figures from
cars built 2017-2020
Counted with this generation only.
Built 2021+
Generation
G82/G83
Figures from
cars built 2021 onwards
Counted with every car built from 2021.

Build years	Generation	Figures from cars built	What to know
2014-2016	F82/F83	2013-2016	Counted with this generation only.
2017-2020	F82/F83	2017-2020	Counted with this generation only.
2021+	G82/G83	2021 onwards	Counted with every car built from 2021.

“Figures from cars built” is the group of build years behind each row's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of BMW M4 build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Built

2021 onwards

G82/G83 only

All G82/G83 cars built from 2021. Newer cars join this group until there is enough MOT history to split it.

Fail rate at 4 years old (latest age)

8.1%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 8 (12.5%)

Ages with data

3 to 4 years old

MOT tests counted

2,075

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

3 years

1,4716.1%

4 years

6048.1%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 4 years old.

Built

2017-2020

F82/F83 only

These build years are all F82/F83, so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 7 years old

12.5%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 6 (17.1%)

Ages with data

4 to 8 years old

MOT tests counted

7,645

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

4 years

51710.1%

5 years

1,54510.1%

6 years

2,06212.2%

7 years

2,35212.5%

8 years

1,16913.3%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 8 years old.

Built

2013-2016

F82/F83 only

These build years are all F82/F83, so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 11 years old (latest age)

12.8%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (24.9%)

Ages with data

8 to 11 years old

MOT tests counted

5,002

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

8 years

85913.7%

9 years

1,98912.3%

10 years

1,76511.4%

11 years

38912.8%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 8 years old.