BMW 330I MOT reliability

BMW 330Is passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 1,183 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

1,183

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 petrol

51 MOTs

These figures come from 51 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 82%. Typical mileage 39,963 (most between 31,715 and 48,156).

2022: 100% → 2023: 91% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 82%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.9%)
Condition: has ply or cords damaged (2.0%)
Headlamp aim: too low (2.0%)
Side repeaters: not working (2.0%)

Where 2020 330Is fail

Wheels & tyres

13.7%

Lights & electrics

3.9%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

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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.