BMW i7 MOT reliability

BMW i7s passed their MOT first time 97% of the time across 290 tests in 2025. 2,101 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

97%

MOTs analysed

290

Still licensed (GB)

2,101

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

2022 electric

52 MOTs

These figures come from 52 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 94%. Typical mileage 14,092 (most between 7,729 and 19,936).

2023: 80% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)

Where 2022 i7s fail

Wheels & tyres

5.8%

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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.