BMW 323 MOT reliability

BMW 323s passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 47 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a BMW 323 — Photo: User:Zenwort · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from 47 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

79%

MOTs analysed

47

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

2009 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 0%. Typical mileage 84,644 (most between 82,208 and 87,081).

2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: fractured (50.0%)
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault (50.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (50.0%)

Where 2009 323s fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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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.