Reliability BMW BMW reliability & MOT pass rates 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. Open a model for its full breakdown by age and the faults it fails on more than average.
3 Series 674,213 tests 70% pass rate 118 256,052 tests 87% pass rate X5 178,775 tests 73% pass rate 116 177,705 tests 76% pass rate X1 175,754 tests 89% pass rate X3 169,648 tests 89% pass rate 1 Series 156,282 tests 90% pass rate 5 Series 138,114 tests 89% pass rate 520 129,410 tests 83% pass rate 420 123,522 tests 88% pass rate 218 81,123 tests 87% pass rate 320 71,473 tests 88% pass rate 120 70,721 tests 67% pass rate Z4 65,997 tests 76% pass rate 2 Series 47,433 tests 90% pass rate I3 40,351 tests 90% pass rate 530 39,047 tests 75% pass rate 330 39,004 tests 89% pass rate M3 35,867 tests 87% pass rate M4 34,104 tests 91% pass rate X4 32,071 tests 90% pass rate X6 30,868 tests 86% pass rate 435 29,460 tests 87% pass rate 430 27,189 tests 86% pass rate 220 26,366 tests 82% pass rate Z3 25,034 tests 69% pass rate 525 23,611 tests 72% pass rate 640 21,242 tests 85% pass rate M135I Xdrive Auto 20,571 tests 93% pass rate 730 19,270 tests 77% pass rate 316 18,363 tests 66% pass rate 535 16,113 tests 79% pass rate X2 15,573 tests 86% pass rate 218I M Sport Auto 14,407 tests 91% pass rate 318 14,082 tests 86% pass rate 330E M Sport Auto 13,951 tests 85% pass rate X3 Xdrive20d M Sport Mhev Auto 12,828 tests 91% pass rate 6 Series 10,767 tests 90% pass rate 440 10,235 tests 90% pass rate 335 10,204 tests 89% pass rate 520D M Sport Mhev Auto 10,006 tests 92% pass rate X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto 9,706 tests 85% pass rate M2 9,488 tests 92% pass rate M5 8,959 tests 92% pass rate 320I M Sport Auto 8,838 tests 90% pass rate 125 8,498 tests 83% pass rate 7 Series 7,939 tests 93% pass rate 740 7,400 tests 93% pass rate 216 6,976 tests 79% pass rate 218I M Sport 6,949 tests 88% pass rate 420I M Sport Auto 6,865 tests 92% pass rate I8 6,079 tests 90% pass rate 123 5,804 tests 73% pass rate 114 5,776 tests 74% pass rate X5 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto 5,674 tests 91% pass rate M235I Xdrive Auto 5,461 tests 93% pass rate 428 5,327 tests 83% pass rate 630 5,258 tests 76% pass rate X3 M Competition Auto 5,215 tests 94% pass rate 320D M Sport Mhev Auto 4,892 tests 89% pass rate 8 Series 4,820 tests 91% pass rate M340I Xdrive Mhev Auto 4,549 tests 91% pass rate M340I Xdrive Auto 4,542 tests 91% pass rate X3 Xdrive30e M Sport Auto 4,491 tests 91% pass rate 330E SE PRO Auto 4,484 tests 88% pass rate 840I Auto 4,436 tests 90% pass rate 523 4,315 tests 66% pass rate 225 4,295 tests 85% pass rate 635 4,288 tests 80% pass rate 528 3,787 tests 69% pass rate M340D Xdrive Mhev Auto 3,736 tests 91% pass rate 218I Sport 3,597 tests 89% pass rate 840I M Sport Auto 3,552 tests 91% pass rate 220D M Sport Auto 3,372 tests 89% pass rate 518 3,213 tests 82% pass rate 645 3,090 tests 76% pass rate 128TI Auto 3,052 tests 93% pass rate X2 Sdrive20i Sport Auto 2,982 tests 88% pass rate X2 Sdrive20i M Sport Auto 2,907 tests 88% pass rate 218I SE 2,850 tests 86% pass rate X7 2,809 tests 88% pass rate M440I Xdrive Mhev Auto 2,687 tests 91% pass rate IX3 Premier Edition 2,599 tests 90% pass rate 318I M Sport Auto 2,388 tests 90% pass rate M4 Competition Auto 2,336 tests 95% pass rate 220I M Sport Auto 2,320 tests 86% pass rate X2 Xdrive20d M Sport Auto 2,232 tests 88% pass rate X4 Xdrive20d M Sport Mhev Auto 2,228 tests 91% pass rate M6 2,176 tests 92% pass rate 4 Series 2,141 tests 82% pass rate 420D M Sport Mhev Auto 2,135 tests 89% pass rate 225XE M Sport Premium Auto 2,042 tests 89% pass rate 330E Xdrive M Sport Auto 2,024 tests 86% pass rate X4 M Competition Auto 2,003 tests 94% pass rate 530D Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto 1,982 tests 88% pass rate 840 1,914 tests 81% pass rate Alpina 1,895 tests 84% pass rate X1 Xdrive25e M Sport Auto 1,860 tests 90% pass rate 650 1,849 tests 75% pass rate M3 Competition Auto 1,797 tests 97% pass rate 220I Luxury Auto 1,758 tests 90% pass rate X5 Xdrive40d M Sport Mhev Auto 1,682 tests 92% pass rate 728 1,672 tests 77% pass rate 135 1,671 tests 83% pass rate X2 Xdrive20d M Sport X Auto 1,671 tests 87% pass rate 218I SE Auto 1,612 tests 88% pass rate 418 1,607 tests 83% pass rate IX3 Premier Edition PRO 1,577 tests 87% pass rate 330E Sport PRO Auto 1,522 tests 89% pass rate 340I 1,487 tests 91% pass rate 330I M Sport Auto 1,478 tests 91% pass rate 130 1,462 tests 79% pass rate 430I M Sport Auto 1,444 tests 92% pass rate 330E M Sport PRO Edition Auto 1,434 tests 84% pass rate 540 1,398 tests 77% pass rate 320I Xdrive M Sport Auto 1,377 tests 90% pass rate X6 Xdrive30d M Sport Auto 1,281 tests 88% pass rate 218I Luxury Auto 1,257 tests 88% pass rate X7 Xdrive40d M Sport Mhev Auto 1,199 tests 92% pass rate X2 Sdrive20i M Sport X Auto 1,148 tests 85% pass rate X6 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto 1,135 tests 88% pass rate 750 1,121 tests 83% pass rate 218I Sport Auto 1,120 tests 90% pass rate 520D Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto 1,119 tests 90% pass rate 218I Luxury 1,079 tests 88% pass rate 228 1,076 tests 86% pass rate X3 Xdrive30d M Sport Mhev Auto 1,067 tests 94% pass rate 220D Xdrive Luxury Auto 1,031 tests 89% pass rate 735 1,014 tests 69% pass rate M8 Competition Auto 1,014 tests 97% pass rate 420D Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto 1,013 tests 91% pass rate Check a specific BMW ← All makes
First-time MOT pass rates for class-4 vehicles, DVSA anonymised MOT test dataset (2024). Describes each model in general, not a specific car. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegVerdict is independent and not affiliated with HPI, DVLA or DVSA.