Reliability by model
BMW reliability
How BMW models hold up at MOT, ranked by how many were tested in 2024. Each figure is the share that passed first time, from real DVSA records.
Models131 ranked
- 3 Series674,213 tests70%pass rate
- 118256,052 tests87%pass rate
- X5178,775 tests73%pass rate
- 116177,705 tests76%pass rate
- X1175,754 tests89%pass rate
- X3169,648 tests89%pass rate
- 1 Series156,282 tests90%pass rate
- 5 Series138,114 tests89%pass rate
- 520129,410 tests83%pass rate
- 420123,522 tests88%pass rate
- 21881,123 tests87%pass rate
- 32071,473 tests88%pass rate
- 12070,721 tests67%pass rate
- Z465,997 tests76%pass rate
- 2 Series47,433 tests90%pass rate
- I340,351 tests90%pass rate
- 53039,047 tests75%pass rate
- 33039,004 tests89%pass rate
- M335,867 tests87%pass rate
- M434,104 tests91%pass rate
- X432,071 tests90%pass rate
- X630,868 tests86%pass rate
- 43529,460 tests87%pass rate
- 43027,189 tests86%pass rate
- 22026,366 tests82%pass rate
- Z325,034 tests69%pass rate
- 52523,611 tests72%pass rate
- 64021,242 tests85%pass rate
- M135I Xdrive Auto20,571 tests93%pass rate
- 73019,270 tests77%pass rate
- 31618,363 tests66%pass rate
- 53516,113 tests79%pass rate
- X215,573 tests86%pass rate
- 218I M Sport Auto14,407 tests91%pass rate
- 31814,082 tests86%pass rate
- 330E M Sport Auto13,951 tests85%pass rate
- X3 Xdrive20d M Sport Mhev Auto12,828 tests91%pass rate
- 6 Series10,767 tests90%pass rate
- 44010,235 tests90%pass rate
- 33510,204 tests89%pass rate
- 520D M Sport Mhev Auto10,006 tests92%pass rate
- X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto9,706 tests85%pass rate
- M29,488 tests92%pass rate
- M58,959 tests92%pass rate
- 320I M Sport Auto8,838 tests90%pass rate
- 1258,498 tests83%pass rate
- 7 Series7,939 tests93%pass rate
- 7407,400 tests93%pass rate
- 2166,976 tests79%pass rate
- 218I M Sport6,949 tests88%pass rate
- 420I M Sport Auto6,865 tests92%pass rate
- I86,079 tests90%pass rate
- 1235,804 tests73%pass rate
- 1145,776 tests74%pass rate
- X5 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto5,674 tests91%pass rate
- M235I Xdrive Auto5,461 tests93%pass rate
- 4285,327 tests83%pass rate
- 6305,258 tests76%pass rate
- X3 M Competition Auto5,215 tests94%pass rate
- 320D M Sport Mhev Auto4,892 tests89%pass rate
- 8 Series4,820 tests91%pass rate
- M340I Xdrive Mhev Auto4,549 tests91%pass rate
- M340I Xdrive Auto4,542 tests91%pass rate
- X3 Xdrive30e M Sport Auto4,491 tests91%pass rate
- 330E SE PRO Auto4,484 tests88%pass rate
- 840I Auto4,436 tests90%pass rate
- 5234,315 tests66%pass rate
- 2254,295 tests85%pass rate
- 6354,288 tests80%pass rate
- 5283,787 tests69%pass rate
- M340D Xdrive Mhev Auto3,736 tests91%pass rate
- 218I Sport3,597 tests89%pass rate
- 840I M Sport Auto3,552 tests91%pass rate
- 220D M Sport Auto3,372 tests89%pass rate
- 5183,213 tests82%pass rate
- 6453,090 tests76%pass rate
- 128TI Auto3,052 tests93%pass rate
- X2 Sdrive20i Sport Auto2,982 tests88%pass rate
- X2 Sdrive20i M Sport Auto2,907 tests88%pass rate
- 218I SE2,850 tests86%pass rate
- X72,809 tests88%pass rate
- M440I Xdrive Mhev Auto2,687 tests91%pass rate
- IX3 Premier Edition2,599 tests90%pass rate
- 318I M Sport Auto2,388 tests90%pass rate
- M4 Competition Auto2,336 tests95%pass rate
- 220I M Sport Auto2,320 tests86%pass rate
- X2 Xdrive20d M Sport Auto2,232 tests88%pass rate
- X4 Xdrive20d M Sport Mhev Auto2,228 tests91%pass rate
- M62,176 tests92%pass rate
- 4 Series2,141 tests82%pass rate
- 420D M Sport Mhev Auto2,135 tests89%pass rate
- 225XE M Sport Premium Auto2,042 tests89%pass rate
- 330E Xdrive M Sport Auto2,024 tests86%pass rate
- X4 M Competition Auto2,003 tests94%pass rate
- 530D Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto1,982 tests88%pass rate
- 8401,914 tests81%pass rate
- Alpina1,895 tests84%pass rate
- X1 Xdrive25e M Sport Auto1,860 tests90%pass rate
- 6501,849 tests75%pass rate
- M3 Competition Auto1,797 tests97%pass rate
- 220I Luxury Auto1,758 tests90%pass rate
- X5 Xdrive40d M Sport Mhev Auto1,682 tests92%pass rate
- 7281,672 tests77%pass rate
- 1351,671 tests83%pass rate
- X2 Xdrive20d M Sport X Auto1,671 tests87%pass rate
- 218I SE Auto1,612 tests88%pass rate
- 4181,607 tests83%pass rate
- IX3 Premier Edition PRO1,577 tests87%pass rate
- 330E Sport PRO Auto1,522 tests89%pass rate
- 340I1,487 tests91%pass rate
- 330I M Sport Auto1,478 tests91%pass rate
- 1301,462 tests79%pass rate
- 430I M Sport Auto1,444 tests92%pass rate
- 330E M Sport PRO Edition Auto1,434 tests84%pass rate
- 5401,398 tests77%pass rate
- 320I Xdrive M Sport Auto1,377 tests90%pass rate
- X6 Xdrive30d M Sport Auto1,281 tests88%pass rate
- 218I Luxury Auto1,257 tests88%pass rate
- X7 Xdrive40d M Sport Mhev Auto1,199 tests92%pass rate
- X2 Sdrive20i M Sport X Auto1,148 tests85%pass rate
- X6 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto1,135 tests88%pass rate
- 7501,121 tests83%pass rate
- 218I Sport Auto1,120 tests90%pass rate
- 520D Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto1,119 tests90%pass rate
- 218I Luxury1,079 tests88%pass rate
- 2281,076 tests86%pass rate
- X3 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto1,067 tests94%pass rate
- 220D Xdrive Luxury Auto1,031 tests89%pass rate
- 7351,014 tests69%pass rate
- M8 Competition Auto1,014 tests97%pass rate
- 420D Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto1,013 tests91%pass rate