BMW 225 MOT reliability

BMW 225s passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 2,477 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

84%

MOTs analysed

2,477

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 diesel

35 MOTs

These figures come from 35 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 94%. Typical mileage 39,347 (most between 31,388 and 57,904).

2022: 89% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 97% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (2.9%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.9%)

2019 hybrid

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 44,957 (most between 35,716 and 47,661).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Where 2019 225s fail

Lights & electrics

2.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.9%

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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.