BMW i8 MOT reliability

BMW i8s passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 2,142 tests in 2025. 1,983 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

2,142

Still licensed (GB)

1,983

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2017 hybrid

225 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 40,838 (most between 28,844 and 56,618).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 93% → 2021: 92% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.8%)
Side repeaters: not working (1.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.9%)
Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (0.9%)

Where 2017 i8s fail

Wheels & tyres

4.9%

Lights & electrics

2.2%

Visibility & wipers

1.3%

Brakes

0.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.9%

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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.