BMW 225XE MOT reliability

BMW 225XEs passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 3,164 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

3,164

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 hybrid

1,451 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 47,966 (most between 34,232 and 64,219).

2020: 100% → 2021: 89% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.4%)
Stop lamp: not working (1.0%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.6%)

Where 2019 225XEs fail

Wheels & tyres

8.7%

Lights & electrics

3.4%

Brakes

1.0%

Suspension & axles

1.0%

Visibility & wipers

1.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

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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.