BMW 135I MOT reliability

BMW 135Is passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 8 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a BMW 135I — Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 8 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

8

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

2012 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 49,169 (most between 44,193 and 54,145).

2014: 100% → 2015: 95% → 2016: 98% → 2017: 92% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (50.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (50.0%)

Where 2012 135Is fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

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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.