# BMW 125 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 125 passes its MOT first time 79% of the time, from 4,352 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 79%
- MOT tests analysed: 4,352 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 94% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 24 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 245 | 88% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 147 | 89% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 305 | 84% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 188 | 86% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 651 | 79% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 213 | 85% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 474 | 75% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 176 | 82% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 239 | 68% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 166 | 78% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 105 | 70% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 98 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 147 | 83% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 256 | 77% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 307 | 69% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 539 | 76% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |

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