BMW SE MOT reliability

BMW SEs passed their MOT first time 33% of the time across 9 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a BMW SE — Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 9 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

33%

MOTs analysed

9

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

2008 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 150,075 (most between 150,075 and 150,075).

2011: 67% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

2008 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 136,347 (most between 136,347 and 136,347).

2011: 67% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 33% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (100.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush likely to become detached (100.0%)

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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.