BMW 440 MOT reliability

BMW 440s passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 4,738 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

4,738

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 petrol

635 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 40,674 (most between 30,189 and 53,632).

2021: 92% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.6%)
Condition: fractured (1.1%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.9%)

Where 2019 440s fail

Wheels & tyres

8.5%

Lights & electrics

1.1%

Brakes

0.8%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.6%

Visibility & wipers

0.6%

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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.