BMW 340I MOT reliability

BMW 340Is passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 936 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

936

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

2019 petrol

82 MOTs

These figures come from 82 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 92%. Typical mileage 38,643 (most between 25,268 and 52,325).

2019: 100% → 2021: 92% → 2022: 93% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.4%)
Ball joint excessively worn (1.2%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.2%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.2%)

Where 2019 340Is fail

Wheels & tyres

3.7%

Suspension & axles

2.4%

Brakes

1.2%

Lights & electrics

1.2%

Steering

1.2%

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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.