BMW 320 MOT reliability

BMW 320s passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 40,336 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a BMW 320 — Photo: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

40,336

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

2022 petrol

688 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 27,161 (most between 21,380 and 35,009).

2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

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 (2.3%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.9%)

2022 diesel

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 30,232 (most between 18,220 and 58,537).

2022: 100% → 2025: 100%

Where 2022 320s fail

Wheels & tyres

8.3%

Brakes

0.9%

Lights & electrics

0.7%

Visibility & wipers

0.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.1%

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.