# BMW M4 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW M4 passes its MOT first time 88% of the time, from 16,908 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 88%
- MOT tests analysed: 16,908 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 14,687 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Petrol | 76 (few mots) | 97% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 43 (few mots) | 98% |
| 2023 | ED | 26 (few mots) | 89% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 1,476 | 93% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,295 | 90% |
| 2022 | ED | 473 | 90% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1,001 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 981 | 91% |
| 2021 | ED | 167 | 90% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1,159 | 90% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 208 | 88% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 1,709 | 87% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 1,984 | 86% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1,925 | 86% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1,682 | 86% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1,791 | 86% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 905 | 88% |

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