Bmw MOT data

This dataset includes 10,532,335 MOT tests across 164 Bmw models, with an overall fail rate of 15.3%. Select a model for a full breakdown by year.

164
Models
10,532,335
MOT tests analysed
84.7%
Pass rate
15.3%
Fail rate

Bmw models

Bmw 3 Series
1980–2025 · 2,969,321 tests · Lighting & signalling
82.5%
Pass
17.5%
Fail
Bmw 1 Series
1981–2025 · 2,262,182 tests · Lighting & signalling
83.9%
Pass
16.1%
Fail
Bmw 5 Series
1980–2025 · 1,245,116 tests · Tyres
84.3%
Pass
15.7%
Fail
Bmw 2 Series
1980–2024 · 618,747 tests · Tyres
89.2%
Pass
10.8%
Fail
Bmw 4 Series
2013–2025 · 561,964 tests · Tyres
88.2%
Pass
11.8%
Fail
Bmw X1
2001–2024 · 548,016 tests · Tyres
87.6%
Pass
12.4%
Fail
Bmw X3
2003–2024 · 517,351 tests · Lighting & signalling
85.2%
Pass
14.8%
Fail
Bmw X5
2000–2025 · 493,397 tests · Lighting & signalling
83.5%
Pass
16.5%
Fail
Bmw Z4
1998–2023 · 203,942 tests · Suspension
82.9%
Pass
17.1%
Fail
Bmw 6 Series
1980–2021 · 134,366 tests · Tyres
84.5%
Pass
15.5%
Fail
Bmw 7 Series
1980–2025 · 107,938 tests · Suspension
86.6%
Pass
13.4%
Fail
Bmw I3
2013–2022 · 106,394 tests · Tyres
91.2%
Pass
8.8%
Fail
Bmw M3
1984–2025 · 86,808 tests · Lighting & signalling
88.5%
Pass
11.5%
Fail
Bmw X6
2007–2023 · 77,831 tests · Tyres
87.0%
Pass
13.0%
Fail
Bmw X4
2004–2025 · 76,254 tests · Tyres
88.5%
Pass
11.5%
Fail
Bmw Z3
1991–2022 · 75,988 tests · Lighting & signalling
77.1%
Pass
22.9%
Fail
Bmw M4
2014–2024 · 59,881 tests · Tyres
89.5%
Pass
10.5%
Fail
Bmw X2
2017–2025 · 34,425 tests · Tyres
89.3%
Pass
10.8%
Fail
Bmw M135I Auto
2019–2024 · 25,975 tests · Tyres
91.9%
Pass
8.1%
Fail
Bmw 8 Series
1990–2023 · 23,242 tests · Tyres
87.1%
Pass
12.9%
Fail
Bmw M5
1986–2024 · 22,292 tests · Suspension
89.2%
Pass
10.8%
Fail
Bmw M2
2016–2024 · 18,303 tests · Tyres
91.1%
Pass
8.9%
Fail
Bmw X3 Xdrive20D M Mhev Auto
2020–2024 · 17,193 tests · Tyres
91.0%
Pass
9.0%
Fail
Bmw X5 Xdrive45E M Auto
2019–2023 · 14,741 tests · Tyres
86.6%
Pass
13.4%
Fail
Bmw I8
2014–2020 · 11,689 tests · Tyres
91.6%
Pass
8.4%
Fail
Bmw X2 Sdrive20I Auto
2018–2023 · 9,584 tests · Tyres
90.4%
Pass
9.6%
Fail
Bmw X5 Xdrive30D M Mhev Auto
2020–2025 · 8,841 tests · Tyres
89.3%
Pass
10.7%
Fail
Bmw Alpina
1980–2023 · 8,447 tests · Lighting & signalling
86.4%
Pass
13.6%
Fail
Bmw M6
1988–2021 · 7,387 tests · Tyres
90.2%
Pass
9.8%
Fail
Bmw X2 Sdrive20I M Auto
2018–2023 · 7,263 tests · Tyres
90.4%
Pass
9.6%
Fail
Bmw X3 Xdrive30E M Auto
2020–2023 · 7,118 tests · Tyres
90.7%
Pass
9.3%
Fail
Bmw M340I Auto
2019–2021 · 6,857 tests · Tyres
90.1%
Pass
9.9%
Fail
Bmw X2 Xdrive20D M Auto
2018–2023 · 6,319 tests · Tyres
88.5%
Pass
11.5%
Fail
Bmw M235I Auto
2020–2023 · 6,303 tests · Tyres
91.6%
Pass
8.4%
Fail
Bmw M340I Mhev Auto
2020–2023 · 5,910 tests · Tyres
91.2%
Pass
8.8%
Fail
Bmw Unclassified
1982–2023 · 5,630 tests · Lighting & signalling
81.8%
Pass
18.2%
Fail
Bmw X3 M Competition Auto
2019–2024 · 5,317 tests · Tyres
93.1%
Pass
6.9%
Fail
Bmw M340D Mhev Auto
2020–2023 · 5,134 tests · Tyres
90.0%
Pass
10.1%
Fail
Bmw I4 Edrive40 M
2021–2025 · 5,008 tests · Tyres
88.3%
Pass
11.7%
Fail
Bmw Ix Xdrive40 M
2021–2024 · 4,922 tests · Tyres
88.6%
Pass
11.4%
Fail
Bmw Ix3 M Pro
2021–2023 · 4,560 tests · Tyres
89.2%
Pass
10.8%
Fail
Bmw M440I Mhev Auto
2020–2023 · 4,556 tests · Tyres
90.9%
Pass
9.1%
Fail
Bmw X4 Xdrive20D M Mhev Auto
2020–2023 · 4,532 tests · Tyres
91.5%
Pass
8.5%
Fail
Bmw X1 Xdrive25E M Auto
2020–2023 · 4,507 tests · Tyres
91.7%
Pass
8.3%
Fail
Bmw X7
2019–2022 · 4,450 tests · Tyres
87.2%
Pass
12.8%
Fail
Bmw X2 Xdrive20D M X Auto
2018–2022 · 4,267 tests · Tyres
88.3%
Pass
11.7%
Fail
Bmw Ix3 M
2021–2024 · 3,606 tests · Tyres
86.7%
Pass
13.3%
Fail
Bmw Ix3 Premier
2021–2022 · 3,556 tests · Tyres
90.0%
Pass
10.0%
Fail
Bmw X2 Sdrive20I M X Auto
2018–2022 · 3,181 tests · Tyres
89.3%
Pass
10.8%
Fail
Bmw X5 Xdrive40D M Mhev Auto
2020–2023 · 3,113 tests · Tyres
89.0%
Pass
11.0%
Fail
Bmw X4 M Competition Auto
2019–2023 · 2,748 tests · Tyres
92.2%
Pass
7.8%
Fail
Bmw X2 Sdrive18D
2018–2023 · 2,685 tests · Tyres
87.6%
Pass
12.4%
Fail
Bmw X2 Xdrive20D Auto
2018–2023 · 2,478 tests · Tyres
89.6%
Pass
10.4%
Fail
Bmw Ix3 Premier Pro
2021–2022 · 2,420 tests · Tyres
89.3%
Pass
10.7%
Fail
Bmw I4 M50
2021–2024 · 2,317 tests · Tyres
86.2%
Pass
13.8%
Fail
Bmw X1 Xdrive25E Xline Auto
2020–2023 · 2,205 tests · Tyres
91.3%
Pass
8.8%
Fail
Bmw X2 Sdrive18D Auto
2018–2023 · 2,127 tests · Tyres
88.7%
Pass
11.3%
Fail
Bmw X1 Xdrive25E Auto
2020–2024 · 2,057 tests · Tyres
90.5%
Pass
9.5%
Fail
Bmw X3 Xdrive20I M Mhev Auto
2021–2024 · 2,020 tests · Tyres
93.4%
Pass
6.6%
Fail
Bmw X7 Xdrive40D M Mhev Auto
2020–2025 · 1,888 tests · Tyres
89.0%
Pass
11.0%
Fail
Bmw X6 Xdrive30D M Mhev Auto
2020–2023 · 1,869 tests · Tyres
88.4%
Pass
11.6%
Fail
Bmw X3 Xdrive30D M Mhev Auto
2020–2024 · 1,827 tests · Tyres
92.7%
Pass
7.3%
Fail
Bmw M4 Competition Auto
2021–2023 · 1,814 tests · Tyres
93.3%
Pass
6.7%
Fail
Bmw M4 Competition M Auto
2021–2023 · 1,812 tests · Tyres
94.6%
Pass
5.4%
Fail
Bmw X2 Xdrive25E M Auto
2020–2023 · 1,735 tests · Tyres
91.9%
Pass
8.1%
Fail
Bmw M2 Competition
2018–2020 · 1,708 tests · Tyres
92.6%
Pass
7.4%
Fail
Bmw X5 Xdrive45E Xline Auto
2019–2023 · 1,691 tests · Tyres
88.8%
Pass
11.2%
Fail
Bmw X2 Sdrive18D M Auto
2018–2023 · 1,656 tests · Tyres
89.0%
Pass
11.0%
Fail
Bmw X6 Xdrive30D M Auto
2019–2021 · 1,601 tests · Tyres
89.6%
Pass
10.4%
Fail
Bmw X3 Xdrive30E Xline Auto
2020–2023 · 1,427 tests · Tyres
89.8%
Pass
10.2%
Fail
Bmw M8 Competition Auto
2019–2023 · 1,380 tests · Tyres
93.8%
Pass
6.2%
Fail
Bmw X5 M Competition Auto
2020–2023 · 1,360 tests · Tyres
92.3%
Pass
7.7%
Fail
Bmw X2 Xdrive25E Auto
2020–2023 · 1,331 tests · Tyres
87.7%
Pass
12.3%
Fail
Bmw M3 Competition M Auto
2021–2023 · 1,252 tests · Tyres
95.4%
Pass
4.6%
Fail
Bmw M3 Competition Auto
2021–2023 · 1,180 tests · Tyres
94.7%
Pass
5.3%
Fail
Bmw X5 Xdrive40I M Mhev Auto
2021–2023 · 1,145 tests · Tyres
90.2%
Pass
9.8%
Fail
Bmw Ix Xdrive50 M
2021–2023 · 1,133 tests · Tyres
89.1%
Pass
10.9%
Fail
Bmw X3 M40I Mhev Auto
2021–2024 · 1,122 tests · Tyres
94.1%
Pass
5.9%
Fail
Bmw X5 M50I Auto
2019–2023 · 1,083 tests · Tyres
87.3%
Pass
12.7%
Fail
Bmw X3 M40D Mhev Auto
2020–2023 · 1,077 tests · Tyres
92.8%
Pass
7.1%
Fail
Bmw X2 Xdrive18D M
2018–2021 · 1,021 tests · Tyres
89.7%
Pass
10.3%
Fail

Methodology & source. Based on 10,532,335 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.