Used car guide

2008 BMW 6 Series: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 73% pass first time (all 2008 cars: 57%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 123 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 72% pass first time (all 2008 cars: 57%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 125 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the BMW 6 Series compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2020730Tyres 23%
20193,162Tyres 23%
20184,905Tyres 22%
2017767Tyres 25%
2016–Too few tests
2015–Too few tests
2014–Too few tests
20132,110Tyres 26%
20121,554Tyres 24%
2011229Tyres 20%
2010–Too few tests
2009149Tyres 30%
2007254Suspension 33%
2006427Brakes 33%
2005212Brakes 33%
2004–Too few tests
2003–Too few tests
1990–Too few tests
1989–Too few tests
1988–Too few tests
1987–Too few tests
1986–Too few tests
1985–Too few tests
1984–Too few tests
1983–Too few tests
1982–Too few tests
1981–Too few tests
1980–Too few tests
1979–Too few tests
1978–Too few tests
1977–Too few tests