BMW 140 MOT reliability

BMW 140s passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 10 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 10 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

90%

MOTs analysed

10

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

2017 petrol

6 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 63,145 (most between 57,467 and 67,827).

2021: 100% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 57% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (16.7%)

Where 2017 140s fail

Wheels & tyres

16.7%

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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.