# BMW 330 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 330 passes its MOT first time 86% of the time, from 20,196 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 86%
- MOT tests analysed: 20,196 (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 189 | 86% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2021 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 4,493 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 402 | 88% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 3,375 | 88% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 596 | 88% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 2,645 | 84% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 470 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 82 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 3,911 | 83% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,943 | 86% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 320 | 87% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 641 | 86% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 561 | 85% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 71 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 57 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 43 (few mots) | 70% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 46% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 19 (very few mots) | 68% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 44% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 71% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 24 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 40% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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