BMW MOT data
BMW records an 84.7% MOT pass rate across 10,528,409 tests and 35 models with published data. The range is wide: the i8 passes 91.6% of the time while the Z3 manages 77.1%. Select a model for a full breakdown by year, mileage and failure area.
35
Models with data
10,528,409
MOT tests analysed
84.7%
Pass rate
15.3%
Fail rate
BMW models
BMW 3 Series
82.6%
Pass
17.4%
Fail
BMW 1 Series
84.0%
Pass
16.0%
Fail
BMW 5 Series
84.3%
Pass
15.7%
Fail
BMW 2 Series
89.2%
Pass
10.8%
Fail
BMW 4 Series
88.2%
Pass
11.8%
Fail
BMW X1
87.7%
Pass
12.3%
Fail
BMW X3
85.6%
Pass
14.4%
Fail
BMW X5
83.8%
Pass
16.3%
Fail
BMW Z4
82.9%
Pass
17.1%
Fail
BMW 6 Series
84.5%
Pass
15.5%
Fail
BMW 7 Series
86.6%
Pass
13.4%
Fail
BMW i3
91.2%
Pass
8.8%
Fail
BMW M3
88.5%
Pass
11.5%
Fail
BMW X6
87.2%
Pass
12.8%
Fail
BMW X4
88.8%
Pass
11.2%
Fail
BMW X2
89.3%
Pass
10.7%
Fail
BMW Z3
77.1%
Pass
22.9%
Fail
BMW M4-
89.5%
Pass
10.5%
Fail
BMW 8 Series
87.1%
Pass
12.9%
Fail
BMW M5
89.2%
Pass
10.8%
Fail
BMW M2
91.1%
Pass
8.9%
Fail
BMW iX3
88.8%
Pass
11.2%
Fail
BMW i8
91.6%
Pass
8.4%
Fail
BMW Alpina
86.5%
Pass
13.6%
Fail
BMW i4
87.8%
Pass
12.2%
Fail
BMW M6
90.2%
Pass
9.8%
Fail
BMW X7
87.9%
Pass
12.1%
Fail
BMW iX
88.7%
Pass
11.3%
Fail
BMW M4 Competition
93.3%
Pass
6.7%
Fail
BMW M4 Competition M
94.6%
Pass
5.4%
Fail
BMW M2 Competition
92.6%
Pass
7.4%
Fail
BMW M8 Competition
93.8%
Pass
6.2%
Fail
BMW M3 Competition M
95.4%
Pass
4.6%
Fail
BMW M3 Competition
94.7%
Pass
5.3%
Fail
BMW 3
81.2%
Pass
18.8%
Fail
Methodology & source. Based on 10,528,409 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.