# BMW 435 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 435 passes its MOT first time 83% of the time, from 12,561 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 83%
- MOT tests analysed: 12,561 (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 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 191 | 82% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 636 | 86% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,317 | 83% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 2,010 | 84% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 2,603 | 84% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 194 | 85% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 2,692 | 82% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 957 | 84% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 931 | 81% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 873 | 83% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 91 (few mots) | 80% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 62 (few mots) | 82% |

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