# BMW 220D MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 220D passes its MOT first time 86% of the time, from 3,970 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 86%
- MOT tests analysed: 3,970 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | ED | 14 (very few mots) | 93% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | ED | 311 | 90% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 182 | 90% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 710 | 90% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,060 | 87% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,045 | 83% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 635 | 83% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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