BMW 220I MOT reliability

BMW 220Is passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 6,465 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

6,465

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

2021 petrol

321 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 27,623 (most between 20,050 and 38,131).

2023: 100% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.2%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.9%)
Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm (0.6%)
Front fog lamps: not working (0.6%)

Where 2021 220Is fail

Wheels & tyres

5.3%

Lights & electrics

1.6%

Visibility & wipers

1.6%

Suspension & axles

0.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.6%

Brakes

0.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

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.