BMW 230E MOT reliability

BMW 230Es passed their MOT first time 95% of the time across 76 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 76 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

95%

MOTs analysed

76

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.

In detail:

First registered

2022 hybrid

55 MOTs

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 19,087 (most between 12,769 and 29,850).

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.6%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.8%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.8%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.8%)

Where 2022 230Es fail

Wheels & tyres

3.6%

Lights & electrics

1.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.8%

Visibility & wipers

1.8%

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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.