BMW 435 MOT reliability

BMW 435s passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 12,561 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

83%

MOTs analysed

12,561

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

2019 diesel

636 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 49,522 (most between 36,138 and 63,816).

2021: 92% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (3.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)
Condition: fractured (1.4%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.3%)

Where 2019 435s fail

Wheels & tyres

10.1%

Brakes

2.2%

Lights & electrics

1.9%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

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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.