# BMW 320 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 320 passes its MOT first time 86% of the time, from 40,336 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 86%
- MOT tests analysed: 40,336 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 92% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 688 | 89% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1,179 | 89% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | ED | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 3,949 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 85 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 5,773 | 88% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,116 | 87% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 6,239 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 2,641 | 88% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 10,690 | 84% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 3,056 | 87% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 2,596 | 84% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 586 | 87% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 197 | 79% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 84 (few mots) | 80% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 159 | 77% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 113 | 85% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 144 | 83% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 141 | 77% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 110 | 69% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 73 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 71 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 60 (few mots) | 72% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 72 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 44 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 37 (few mots) | 60% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 28 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 40 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 26 (few mots) | 69% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 27 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 60% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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