# BMW Z3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW Z3 passes its MOT first time 70% of the time, from 11,196 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 70%
- MOT tests analysed: 11,196 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 8,070 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 80 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1,037 | 74% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1,736 | 72% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1,836 | 70% |
| 2000 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 2,623 | 70% |
| 1999 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 2,322 | 70% |
| 1998 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1,524 | 67% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |

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