BMW i5 MOT reliability

BMW i5s passed their MOT first time 96% of the time across 170 tests in 2025. 9,898 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

96%

MOTs analysed

170

Still licensed (GB)

9,898

Body type

Sedan

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

2023 electric

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 96%. Typical mileage 15,447 (most between 7,690 and 25,299).

2024: 100% → 2025: 96%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (2.0%)

Where 2023 i5s fail

Wheels & tyres

2.0%

Lights & electrics

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.