BMW 325 MOT reliability

BMW 325s passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 414 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a BMW 325 — Photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-186-0199-07A / Springmann / CC-BY-SA 3.0 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

414

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

–

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 diesel

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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 91,238 (most between 68,905 and 97,209).

2016: 93% → 2017: 86% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Looking at a particular car?

See its own MOT history, mileage and red flags, compared with these figures. Free.

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.