BMW 220D MOT reliability

BMW 220Ds passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 3,970 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

3,970

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 diesel

1,060 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 42,271 (most between 32,072 and 55,439).

2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 95% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.9%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.9%)

Where 2020 220Ds fail

Wheels & tyres

7.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.6%

Lights & electrics

2.0%

Visibility & wipers

1.4%

Brakes

1.2%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.