BMW 330E MOT reliability

BMW 330Es passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 21,365 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

21,365

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 hybrid

6,563 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 44,467 (most between 31,465 and 60,573).

2023: 100% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.5%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.6%)
Ball joint excessively worn (1.3%)

Where 2022 330Es fail

Wheels & tyres

11.8%

Lights & electrics

2.3%

Visibility & wipers

2.2%

Suspension & axles

1.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.7%

Steering

0.5%

Brakes

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

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.