BMW 428 MOT reliability

BMW 428s passed their MOT first time 82% of the time across 2,819 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

82%

MOTs analysed

2,819

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

2014 petrol

1,387 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 69,557 (most between 52,804 and 88,752).

2016: 90% → 2017: 88% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 86% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 87% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.7%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (2.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.9%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.1%)

Where 2014 428s fail

Wheels & tyres

9.0%

Suspension & axles

4.2%

Lights & electrics

4.0%

Visibility & wipers

2.6%

Brakes

2.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

Steering

0.2%

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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.