BMW 228 MOT reliability

BMW 228s passed their MOT first time 82% of the time across 551 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

82%

MOTs analysed

551

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

2014 petrol

71 MOTs

These figures come from 71 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 83%. Typical mileage 63,608 (most between 45,856 and 78,895).

2016: 100% → 2017: 92% → 2018: 91% → 2019: 90% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 83% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 76% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (4.2%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.8%)
Condition: not functioning as intended (2.8%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.8%)

Where 2014 228s fail

Brakes

5.6%

Wheels & tyres

4.2%

Suspension & axles

4.2%

Lights & electrics

2.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.8%

Visibility & wipers

2.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.4%

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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.