BMW 330 MOT reliability

BMW 330s passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 20,196 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

20,196

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

2020 hybrid

4,493 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 55,344 (most between 41,666 and 74,284).

2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.4%)
Ball joint excessively worn (1.3%)

2020 diesel

402 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 45,301 (most between 34,622 and 58,883).

2021: 83% → 2022: 91% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (3.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.0%)
Ball joint excessively worn (0.7%)

2020 petrol

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 83%. Typical mileage 24,336 (most between 18,329 and 32,198).

2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (16.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (16.7%)

Where 2020 330s fail

Wheels & tyres

7.8%

Suspension & axles

1.7%

Visibility & wipers

1.5%

Lights & electrics

1.4%

Steering

0.7%

Brakes

0.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.3%

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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.