BMW 30 MOT reliability

BMW 30s passed their MOT first time 93% of the time across 14 tests in 2025. 225 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a BMW 30 — Photo: Stahlkocher · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 14 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

93%

MOTs analysed

14

Still licensed (GB)

225

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

1974 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 44,692 (most between 23,895 and 65,488).

2005: 60% → 2006: 71% → 2007: 78% → 2008: 58% → 2009: 89% → 2010: 83% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 86% → 2013: 64% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 92% → 2016: 69% → 2017: 64% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.