BMW MOT Pass Rates

MOT failure rates for all BMW models based on 22,355,264 real MOT test results.

74.0%

Overall Pass Rate

22,355,264

Total Tests

1718

Models

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

BMW Models by Pass Rate

313 model families from 1164 variants. Click a row to expand variants.

Model Family ▲▼	Pass Rate ▲▼	Total Tests ▼	Variants
▶3	68.3%	7,915,795	3
▶1	77.6%	3,576,693	4
▶5	73.0%	2,591,078	3
▶X5	71.0%	1,142,172	34
▶X3	78.5%	867,000	21
▶X1	84.5%	620,408	16
4 Series	86.1%	523,385	—
2 Series	86.4%	469,691	—
▶Z4	74.7%	463,733	12
▶M3	77.6%	285,494	5
Z3High Fail Rate	62.4%	280,542	—
▶R	92.4%	196,145	31
▶323High Fail Rate	50.3%	175,566	3
▶730	77.3%	149,200	3
▶X6	83.5%	132,942	15
523High Fail Rate	56.6%	123,705	—
▶320d	78.6%	112,111	63
▶R1200	93.0%	106,823	3
I3	88.8%	94,272	—
▶X4	87.0%	82,718	6
640	83.0%	82,536	—
▶528High Fail Rate	56.6%	79,584	2
▶M4	88.8%	75,901	4
▶520d	81.9%	71,972	23
▶F	89.9%	71,217	19
▶M5	81.3%	65,390	2
▶K	91.2%	63,198	15
▶X2	85.6%	60,556	22
123	76.4%	57,179	—
630	75.2%	54,274	—
▶S	90.7%	53,138	5
▶R1150	89.1%	51,491	2
Unclassified	72.2%	47,772	—
645	71.9%	43,843	—
▶320i	80.2%	42,909	39
▶728High Fail Rate	59.9%	41,072	2
740	74.1%	37,973	—
▶318i	68.5%	37,737	26
▶F650	81.8%	37,174	3
▶R1100	86.0%	36,389	4
▶635	75.5%	34,754	2
▶218i	89.0%	30,479	5
▶118d	81.4%	29,437	13
▶M135i	91.8%	29,156	3
114	77.0%	28,720	—
▶K1200	89.1%	28,336	2
6 Series	83.6%	27,786	—
▶330e	85.4%	27,418	9
216	83.5%	25,082	—
▶735High Fail Rate	62.6%	24,037	2
▶530d	75.2%	23,614	20
440	89.3%	23,473	—
▶R80	86.2%	23,382	2
▶330d	79.9%	22,778	22
▶M2	90.8%	22,182	4
R1250	95.6%	21,746	—
▶116i	83.8%	21,040	20
650	77.0%	20,635	—
▶120d	80.5%	20,623	13
7 Series	85.5%	20,522	—
428	85.6%	20,496	—
▶318d	79.2%	20,225	24
▶Alpina	79.4%	18,731	4
▶318High Fail Rate	48.0%	17,789	14
▶116d	81.8%	17,524	8
▶525d	72.8%	17,476	15
▶320High Fail Rate	55.8%	17,290	15
▶R100	87.0%	17,028	2
▶840	67.5%	16,195	2
750	72.6%	15,951	—
M6	86.5%	15,904	—
130	76.9%	15,478	—
135	83.7%	15,354	—
▶K100	84.0%	13,746	2
I8	90.4%	13,339	—
745	68.4%	12,734	—
R850	86.0%	12,668	—
▶523iHigh Fail Rate	56.8%	12,616	7
K75	85.2%	12,431	—
▶325i	74.2%	12,089	17
▶220i	88.7%	11,733	4
▶328iHigh Fail Rate	62.6%	10,989	19
▶220d	88.6%	10,502	8
▶318ciHigh Fail Rate	59.1%	10,396	7
▶M340i	90.4%	10,353	2
▶225xe	88.2%	10,133	5
▶330High Fail Rate	63.6%	10,037	13
▶525i	67.5%	9,859	10
▶316High Fail Rate	47.4%	9,578	6
▶325d	79.7%	9,004	13
R1150gs	88.4%	8,960	—
▶G	87.5%	8,794	10
▶330i	76.5%	8,754	11
▶118i	82.1%	8,593	13
▶520iHigh Fail Rate	62.3%	8,521	8
▶840i	89.2%	8,024	2
▶528iHigh Fail Rate	55.5%	7,583	6
▶530i	69.3%	7,398	8
8 Series	88.3%	7,361	—
▶316iHigh Fail Rate	55.5%	7,125	13
▶M235i	91.3%	7,013	2
545	69.0%	6,867	—
▶730d	81.4%	6,563	6
▶420i	91.8%	6,526	2
▶325High Fail Rate	58.4%	6,360	10
▶323iHigh Fail Rate	49.3%	6,344	4
R1100gs	86.1%	6,143	—
R65	85.2%	6,056	—
C1	75.7%	6,036	—
▶320ciHigh Fail Rate	61.0%	5,829	5
▶316tiHigh Fail Rate	57.8%	5,449	5
R1100rs	86.1%	5,377	—
▶Ix3	89.1%	5,046	4
R1200c	88.0%	5,032	—
▶X7	87.7%	4,994	3
▶535d	78.8%	4,989	9
▶114i	86.2%	4,758	2
340i	91.5%	4,622	—
▶525High Fail Rate	56.3%	4,479	9
G310	91.0%	4,473	—
M340d Xdrive Mhev Auto	90.0%	4,445	—
850	70.2%	4,216	—
550	76.9%	4,139	—
▶640d	82.7%	3,965	4
▶218d	88.3%	3,890	5
▶420d	89.7%	3,878	7
760	77.1%	3,871	—
228	85.5%	3,770	—
▶335i	78.6%	3,656	5
128ti Auto	93.0%	3,586	—
K1100	82.4%	3,566	—
▶335d	77.9%	3,457	6
▶123d	80.7%	3,348	7
▶F800	88.3%	3,280	4
▶R1200gs	91.1%	3,272	2
▶120i	80.3%	3,265	6
▶2002	70.4%	3,250	3
M135	88.8%	3,142	—
M440i Xdrive Mhev Auto	90.8%	2,984	—
▶325ciHigh Fail Rate	58.1%	2,804	3
▶630i	76.2%	2,798	3
▶C	92.5%	2,760	4
▶216d	86.1%	2,733	6
▶328High Fail Rate	54.6%	2,630	3
F800st	88.1%	2,456	—
▶530	67.7%	2,401	5
F850	94.8%	2,316	—
▶316d	77.9%	2,302	4
K1100rs	83.3%	2,058	—
F750	95.4%	2,039	—
▶730ld	84.6%	2,020	2
Hp4	91.5%	1,978	—
S1000rr	86.7%	1,904	—
740i AutoHigh Fail Rate	61.3%	1,857	—
Z1	82.8%	1,825	—
F800gs	90.4%	1,769	—
▶650i	78.0%	1,647	2
R100r	86.3%	1,595	—
▶330ci	65.3%	1,572	3
Gs	91.1%	1,568	—
M8 Competition Auto	95.7%	1,558	—
▶Hp2	94.4%	1,494	2
▶530e	86.3%	1,465	2
K1100lt	81.0%	1,450	—
R45	85.6%	1,438	—
▶125i	86.1%	1,427	5
▶430i	92.5%	1,425	2
R1200rt	89.6%	1,417	—
R100rs	86.8%	1,397	—
M535High Fail Rate	57.9%	1,372	—
▶318tiHigh Fail Rate	48.0%	1,284	3
K1	89.0%	1,273	—
Z8	86.2%	1,257	—
▶M	82.8%	1,165	2
M635	71.7%	1,163	—
F800s	83.8%	1,150	—
K1300s	88.5%	1,077	—
▶125d	85.8%	1,014	2
635d Sport Auto	82.0%	1,013	—
R90s	89.2%	990	—
114d	82.6%	972	—
▶3.0	73.2%	966	5
▶518High Fail Rate	49.0%	949	2
▶730iHigh Fail Rate	57.8%	924	2
R75	88.7%	909	—
C400	95.6%	891	—
Bmw	69.4%	879	—
▶325tiHigh Fail Rate	57.5%	833	3
F800r	88.7%	832	—
▶320cd	66.9%	820	2
R1100rt	84.2%	810	—
▶135i	88.1%	732	2
130i M	78.3%	723	—
K1300gt	94.3%	721	—
R75/5	90.5%	716	—
628High Fail Rate	59.5%	689	—
R60	90.2%	672	—
▶K1300	91.4%	663	2
MiniHigh Fail Rate	58.8%	651	—
R80rt	84.7%	627	—
CoupeHigh Fail Rate	62.6%	626	—
▶740d	83.9%	596	3
Gs1200	93.4%	578	—
▶535iHigh Fail Rate	61.5%	572	2
R100rt	86.6%	568	—
F650gs	87.8%	567	—
▶Ix	89.5%	545	2
R60/6	89.1%	539	—
330cd M	73.8%	523	—
K100rs	82.9%	520	—
▶2000	72.5%	519	2
Ci Auto	71.5%	519	—
840d Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto	85.8%	514	—
R75/6	84.3%	496	—
B M W	72.2%	490	—
▶116	80.0%	469	2
R100s	82.4%	454	—
▶I4	93.7%	448	2
545i Se Auto	66.4%	443	—
R60/5	89.9%	406	—
R90/6	89.9%	406	—
428i M Sport Auto	90.9%	405	—
S1000 Rr	89.2%	380	—
R75/7	82.1%	380	—
Isetta	86.8%	379	—
R80gs	88.5%	374	—
R60/7	87.3%	369	—
▶320tdHigh Fail Rate	64.5%	363	2
K75s	85.0%	341	—
1602	66.4%	339	—
750i Auto	68.8%	330	—
430d Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto	86.0%	329	—
R100/7	91.0%	323	—
R90	88.9%	323	—
Active Hybrid	86.3%	321	—
K1200gt	90.9%	320	—
M550i Xdrive Auto	85.9%	311	—
▶540iHigh Fail Rate	62.6%	308	2
M440d Xdrive Mhev Auto	92.3%	299	—
R1100r	82.5%	292	—
K1200lt	87.2%	290	—
R1200r	91.3%	286	—
Rt	90.0%	279	—
▶G650	84.9%	277	2
R1150r	91.9%	272	—
640i Se Turbo Auto	81.3%	272	—
▶One	73.6%	272	2
R69s	90.9%	263	—
545e Xdrive M Sport Auto	82.8%	262	—
.	76.4%	259	—
R100gs	88.9%	244	—
▶535High Fail Rate	52.0%	244	2
K1300r	89.6%	241	—
SaloonHigh Fail Rate	62.3%	239	—
633	66.5%	236	—
728i AutoHigh Fail Rate	48.7%	234	—
K1200r	91.3%	229	—
R1200-rt	90.8%	228	—
732High Fail Rate	61.8%	228	—
520 IHigh Fail Rate	42.9%	226	—
M1	88.0%	216	—
R50	92.1%	214	—
R1200s	89.9%	207	—
G650gs	89.3%	206	—
K1600gt	90.6%	203	—
2500	70.9%	203	—
2002aHigh Fail Rate	61.2%	196	—
K75rt	84.5%	193	—
G650x	86.9%	191	—
3series	70.5%	190	—
R60/2	91.9%	186	—
EstateHigh Fail Rate	62.0%	184	—
Compact	68.3%	183	—
S1000r	86.8%	182	—
Trike	90.1%	181	—
R1200gsa	89.4%	180	—
550i M Sport Auto	83.1%	177	—
1502High Fail Rate	50.3%	177	—
Gs1150	87.3%	173	—
3000	81.2%	170	—
Rs	90.4%	166	—
Gs1100	81.6%	163	—
B10	69.3%	163	—
K1100ltic	83.2%	149	—
1series	78.8%	146	—
K1600 Gt	93.1%	144	—
435i M Sport Auto	91.7%	144	—
1600	87.5%	144	—
R80st	90.1%	141	—
Car	66.0%	141	—
R100t	87.9%	140	—
E46High Fail Rate	63.0%	135	—
Gs800	91.8%	134	—
B3	66.9%	133	—
1200gs	90.8%	131	—
Se	72.5%	131	—
318seHigh Fail Rate	51.2%	129	—
M140	93.8%	128	—
1000	78.2%	124	—
R1200st	87.7%	114	—
735i AutoHigh Fail Rate	50.9%	114	—
R1100s	85.7%	112	—
1000rr	81.7%	109	—
Convertable	74.1%	108	—
TouringHigh Fail Rate	59.3%	108	—
Csl	75.5%	106	—
R65ls	89.5%	105	—
Gs650	80.0%	105	—
R50/5	97.1%	104	—
SportHigh Fail Rate	64.1%	103	—
Tricycle	80.4%	102	—
K100lt	87.0%	100	—
G450x	81.0%	100	—

Insufficient Data (<100 tests)

These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.

Model	Pass Rate	Tests
F82 M4 Cs	100.0%	37
223i M Sport Mhev Auto	100.0%	42
M240i Xdrive Auto	100.0%	68
M 1000 Rr	100.0%	57
540i Xdrive Se Mhev Auto	100.0%	31
730d Xdrive Mhev Auto	100.0%	81
X5 M Competition First Ed A	100.0%	65
90s	100.0%	31
800st	100.0%	48
R Ninet Pure	98.3%	60
1m Coupe	97.9%	48
I4 Edrive40	97.8%	45
X5 Xdrive40i Xline Mhev Auto	97.8%	45
230i M	97.7%	43
75/6	97.6%	41
K1600	97.6%	85
R1200 Gs Tu	97.4%	39
R 1250 Rt Police	97.3%	37
R26	97.2%	36
F 900 R A2	96.8%	31
1m	96.7%	30
320d Xdrive Sport Mhev Auto	96.6%	59
730d Mhev Auto	96.3%	54
320i M Sport Pro Edition Auto	96.2%	52
C 400 X	96.1%	51
R27	96.0%	99
520d Luxury Auto	96.0%	75
R50/2	95.9%	49
C 400 Gt	95.8%	95
G450	95.7%	47
R 50	95.7%	46
M240i	95.6%	68
X7 Xdrive40i M Sport Mhev Auto	95.2%	84
125i M Sport Turbo	95.1%	41
320i Modern Turbo Auto	95.0%	80
1200	95.0%	80
518d Se Auto	94.9%	39
Rt1200	94.9%	78
730ld M Sport Mhev Auto	94.8%	77
330d Xdrive Se Auto	94.4%	54
X3 M40i M Pro Edition Mhev A	94.4%	54
X Drive	94.4%	36
M235i Auto	94.4%	54
740ld Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto	94.3%	70
428i	94.3%	35
S 1000 Xr	94.2%	52
320d M Sport Gt Auto	94.0%	50
75/5	93.9%	33
R1200 Rs	93.9%	33
X3 D Se Auto	93.8%	32
Gs Adventure	93.8%	48
X4 M40i Mhev Auto	93.8%	65
320i Xdrive M Sport + Ed A	93.8%	48
320i Xdrive Modern Auto	93.6%	47
Z4 Sdrive23i Highline	93.5%	31
530e M Sport Edition Auto	93.4%	61
320d Sport Gt	93.4%	76
320d Sport Plus Auto	93.3%	30
Gs 1150	93.3%	45
530e Xdrive M Sport Edition A	93.3%	60
730ld Se Exclusive Auto	93.2%	59
R69	93.2%	73
700	93.2%	44
320d Xdrive M Sport+ Ed Mhev A	93.1%	72
430d M Sport Mhev Auto	93.0%	71
320d Xdrive Sport Auto	93.0%	86
428i M	92.9%	42
640d	92.9%	42
Grinnall	92.7%	41
Gs1200r	92.6%	68
R 1250 Rt	92.6%	68
1150gs	92.5%	80
R1150rt	92.5%	93
318i Exclusive Auto	92.3%	39
X1 Sdrive20d M Sport Auto	92.3%	39
420d Xdrive M Sport Auto	92.3%	65
R1150 Rs	92.3%	91
K1600gtl	92.3%	91
Ix Xdrive40	92.0%	88
135i Sport Plus Edit-n Turbo A	92.0%	75
1200 Rt	91.9%	37
435d Xdrive M Sport Auto	91.9%	86
320d Business Efficientdynam A	91.9%	62
R 100 Rs	91.7%	48
320d Xdrive M Sport + Ed Auto	91.5%	47
520i Se Turbo Auto	91.5%	94
100rs	91.4%	93
R1200 Gs Adventure	91.4%	35
R 1200gs	91.3%	46
X3 Xdrive20i Xline Mhev Auto	91.2%	34
R100gs Pd	91.2%	57
135i	91.1%	45
R 1200 Gs Adv	91.1%	45
118 Es	91.0%	78
320i Modern Turbo	91.0%	67
118i M Sport Turbo Auto	91.0%	89
116d Urban Auto	90.9%	44
R 75	90.9%	33
1150-gs	90.9%	33
320d Modern Gt Auto	90.9%	44
Z4 Sdrive28i	90.8%	65
M240i Auto	90.8%	98
X5 Xdrive40d Xline Mhev Auto	90.8%	65
R 1200 Rs	90.7%	43
R Nine T	90.6%	32
Gs 800	90.5%	42
1200rt	90.5%	84
118 D M	90.5%	74
R100cs	90.5%	84
Gx650	90.3%	31
328i Modern Touring Auto	90.3%	31
528i Se Turbo	90.3%	31
730d Se Luxury Edition Auto	90.2%	41
Gs 650	90.2%	61
5 Activehybrid Se Auto	90.2%	41
330i M Sport Pro Edition Auto	90.2%	82
G650x Country	90.2%	51
M240	90.1%	71
1100gs	90.0%	30
420d Luxury Auto	90.0%	60
K1200s	90.0%	30
320d Business Efficientdynam	89.8%	49
335d Se Auto	89.8%	49
M3 Limited Edition 500 S-a	89.7%	39
800r	89.7%	39
116i Urban Turbo Auto	89.6%	67
535i M Sport Turbo Auto	89.6%	48
G 450	89.5%	38
330i Sport Plus Edition Auto	89.5%	38
328i Modern Gt Auto	89.4%	47
220d M	89.4%	47
980	89.4%	47
600	89.3%	56
R1200rs	89.1%	46
320i Se Pro Auto	89.0%	73
K1200 Gt	88.9%	54
123d Se Auto	88.9%	36
318d Performance Edition Auto	88.7%	62
K1300 R	88.6%	44
X3 D X Drive	88.6%	35
325 M	88.6%	35
230i M Sport Auto	88.6%	88
116i Es Turbo Auto	88.5%	87
428i Luxury Auto	88.4%	43
318i M Sport Bus Edit A	88.4%	43
I3 Range Extender	88.3%	77
Rs100	88.3%	94
525d Ac Auto	88.3%	60
R1000rs	88.2%	34
X5 3.0si Se 7s A/c Auto	88.2%	34
335d Xdrive M Sport Auto	88.1%	84
125i Sport Plus Edition Auto	88.1%	67
320i Modern Auto	88.1%	67
Gs 1200	88.0%	83
G650 X Country	88.0%	50
116d Efficientdynamics B-ness	88.0%	75
730ld Auto	87.9%	33
X Country	87.9%	33
K1600 Gtl	87.8%	41
Gt	87.8%	74
X3 Xdrive20d Se Mhev Auto	87.7%	81
330d Sport Plus	87.5%	32
800	87.5%	80
640i M Sport Auto	87.5%	72
120i Sport Plus Edition Auto	87.4%	87
535i M Sport Auto	87.3%	55
K100 Rs	87.3%	63
R1000	87.1%	31
R 1250 Gs	87.1%	62
430d M Sport Auto	87.0%	54
R Ninet Urban G	87.0%	92
120d Urban Auto	86.8%	68
320i Luxury Gt Auto	86.8%	53
320i Sport Gt Auto	86.8%	68
520 D M Sport Touring	86.7%	30
330 D M	86.7%	30
X1 Sdrive18d M	86.7%	98
R 1100 Gs	86.6%	67
528i M Sport Turbo Auto	86.5%	89
523i M Sport Touring A	86.4%	44
330d Modern Touring Auto	86.4%	81
X5 Xdrive30d Ac Auto	86.4%	44
R1200 Cl	86.4%	66
330d M Sport Pro Edition Auto	86.4%	66
320i Edition Se Touring	86.4%	44
335d M Sport Highline A	86.3%	80
X5 Xdrive 35d Se 5s A	86.2%	65
X5 3.0d Ac 5s Auto	86.1%	36
116i A	86.1%	36
520 D Ed	86.1%	36
R100 Rt	86.0%	57
Adventure	86.0%	57
530d Executive Auto	85.9%	64
Rr	85.9%	85
M140i	85.9%	99
5 Activehybrid M Sport Auto	85.7%	91
1800	85.7%	56
635d	85.7%	42
Z4 Sdrive30i Auto	85.7%	35
R 65	85.7%	42
330d Xdrive Sport Mhev Auto	85.5%	55
530d Ac	85.5%	62
1150	85.4%	48
635d Auto	85.4%	41
320 D Sport Plus	85.3%	34
525d Se Business	85.3%	34
K 75 C	85.1%	67
1200 Gs	85.1%	87
M5 Cs Auto	85.0%	40
M3 Csl	84.8%	79
318d Sport Mhev Auto	84.8%	79
130i	84.8%	66
Combination	84.8%	79
R80r	84.8%	46
X3 Xdrive 18d	84.8%	46
X5 Xdrive 30d Ac 5s A	84.8%	46
K1200rs	84.8%	99
C 1200 R Montauk	84.6%	91
X1 Xdrive18d	84.6%	65
323d A/c Auto	84.4%	32
X6 M Turbo Auto	84.4%	96
325d Ac Touring Auto	84.4%	32
320d Exclusive Auto	84.3%	51
S1000	84.2%	95
100	84.2%	38
330d Touring Auto	84.2%	38
Z4 Alpina	84.1%	69
R900	84.1%	44
M4 S-a	84.1%	44
R 90	84.1%	44
530d Ac Auto	84.0%	94
R90-s	84.0%	50
Z4 3.0si Coupe	83.9%	31
118i Sport Plus Edition Auto	83.9%	93
S1000 R	83.9%	31
S1000 Xr	83.9%	31
R-80 Rt	83.8%	37
520i M Sport Turbo Auto	83.7%	49
Se Touring	83.7%	43
318i Es Touring A	83.7%	43
325d Se Highline Auto	83.6%	61
335d M Sport Touring Auto	83.6%	73
S1000xr	83.3%	42
320d Se Highline Auto	83.3%	90
X5 M Sport 7s Auto	83.3%	36
K100 Rtic	83.3%	48
G 650 X	83.3%	36
430d Xdrve Msprt Pro Ed Mhev A	83.3%	30
Isetta 300	83.3%	60
318i Sport Plus Edition Auto	83.1%	77
X5 M Turbo Auto	83.1%	89
650i Edition Sport Auto	83.0%	47
S100rr	83.0%	47
318d M Sport Bus Edit A	83.0%	88
220i M Sport Mhev Auto	82.9%	35
730d Auto	82.7%	75
G650 X Moto	82.7%	52
320d Modern Touring Auto	82.6%	92
Alpina B3s	82.6%	69
750i	82.6%	46
320d Xdrive Luxury Auto	82.5%	80
320i Es Touring Auto	82.4%	34
Z4 2.5i Se Auto	82.4%	34
R 100 Rt	82.4%	34
7	82.3%	79
320d Se Pro Mhev Auto	82.1%	78
535d Se Touring A	82.1%	95
540i M Sport Auto	82.1%	56
320d Xdrve Msprt Pro Ed Mhev A	82.0%	50
Alpina B10 V8 Auto	82.0%	50
320d Edition Es	81.9%	94
530d M Touring	81.8%	44
750li Auto	81.8%	77
420i Xdrive M Sport Auto	81.7%	71
C1 200	81.6%	76
545i Sport Auto	81.6%	38
R750	81.6%	49
130i Le M	81.5%	92
Z4 Si	81.4%	70
535i Se Auto	81.3%	75
320d Edition M Sport Tr A	81.3%	96
135i Sport Plus Edition Turbo	81.3%	32
320i Edition Se Auto	81.1%	74
530d Spt Aegean Edition A	80.9%	47
525i M Sport Touring A	80.8%	78
650i	80.8%	78
335d Se Touring A	80.7%	83
118i Urban Turbo	80.6%	62
Rs 100	80.6%	31
E36	80.6%	31
3.0 Si	80.5%	87
760li Auto	80.4%	51
318i Se Pro Auto	80.4%	51
330d Ac Touring	80.4%	46
D3	80.2%	86
F650st	80.0%	65
118i Urban Turbo Auto	80.0%	35
St	80.0%	45
X5 D Sport Edition Auto	80.0%	80
X5 M Sport 5s Auto	79.6%	54
120 D M	79.6%	54
318d Es Touring Auto	79.5%	39
750i Sport Auto	79.5%	78
328i Luxury Touring Auto	79.4%	97
650i M Sport Auto	79.4%	68
X5 Xdrive35d 10-year Ed A	79.2%	48
318i M Sport Touring A	79.1%	43
540i Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto	79.1%	86
330i M Sport Highline A	79.1%	91
530d A/c	79.0%	62
530i M Sport Touring Auto	79.0%	62
114d Es	79.0%	81
X3 3.0d M Sport Auto	78.8%	52
325i Sport Plus Edition Auto	78.8%	52
325i Sport Plus	78.8%	52
M1 Coupe	78.8%	33
R650	78.8%	33
R-45	78.8%	33
318i Sport Touring Auto	78.7%	47
R850r	78.6%	56
318 Es	78.6%	42
X5 D M Sport X Drive	78.6%	42
525i Sport Touring Auto	78.4%	37
520 D M	78.4%	51
X3 Xdrive20d Se Edt Prm A	78.1%	32
X1 Sdrive20d M	78.0%	41
X3 D M	78.0%	59
F650 Gs Gd	77.8%	45
335i M Sport Touring A	77.8%	45
Cs	77.8%	54
Alpina B10 V8	77.6%	67
525d Auto	77.6%	49
318i Edition Se Auto	77.6%	49
X3 3.0sd M Sport Auto	77.5%	40
120i Es Auto	77.4%	31
650i Se Turbo Auto	77.4%	53
520 D Se Auto	77.1%	70
6	77.1%	35
118 D Es	77.1%	48
128i	77.0%	87
740i	76.9%	65
118i Auto	76.9%	39
R800	76.8%	99
R 1200rt	76.7%	30
550i	76.7%	43
140	76.7%	30
X3 2.0d M	76.7%	60
320 D M Sport Touring	76.7%	30
120i Es	76.4%	89
Z3 Roadster	76.3%	59
X6 Xdrive 50i Auto	76.3%	38
Csi	76.3%	76
318 D Sport Plus	76.3%	38
D3 Alpina	76.2%	42
645 Ci Auto	76.2%	84
2002 Touring	75.9%	54
5 Series (f07)	75.9%	83
523i M Sport A	75.4%	65
318i Edition M Sport A	75.4%	61
335i Sport Plus Edition Auto	75.3%	77
X5 Se 5s 4.8i Auto	75.3%	81
300	75.0%	40
330 Ci Clubsport Auto	75.0%	32
730 I Sport Auto	75.0%	96
R80tic	75.0%	64
318 Ci Se Auto	74.7%	87
325ci M Sport Auto	74.7%	87
320 Touring	74.6%	67
320 D M	74.6%	63
F650 Strada	74.5%	94
523i Se Touring A	74.4%	39
E90	74.3%	35
F 650 Cs 04	74.3%	35
530d Touring Auto	74.0%	73
520 D Se Touring	73.8%	42
130i M Sport Auto	73.7%	57
523i Se Aut	73.7%	38
X3 Xdrive20d Ltd Sp Edt A	73.7%	38
330d Xdrve Msprt Pro Ed Mhev A	73.6%	72
320i Es Touring	73.5%	83
Roadster	73.4%	64
X5 4.8i M Sport 5s Auto	73.3%	30
R80 Rt	73.3%	30
530i Sport Touring Auto	73.2%	56
X5 Is Auto	73.2%	41
318i Edition Se Touring	73.2%	41
525 D Sport Touring Auto	72.9%	48
118 I	72.8%	81
320ci M Sport Edition A	72.7%	33
550i M	72.7%	33
316ti Es Compact Auto	72.6%	95
2002 Turbo	72.4%	58
2800	72.2%	72
X5 3.0si Se 5s A/c Auto	72.2%	36
320i Edition M Sport Tour	72.2%	36
Diesel	72.1%	43
318d Se Touring Auto	72.0%	50
320i Edition M Sport Auto	71.9%	64
X5 D Auto	71.8%	71
116i Auto	71.6%	81
X5 Xdrive 35d Se 7s A	71.4%	35
530d Se Bus Edition Auto	71.2%	52
730d M Sport Luxury Edition A	71.1%	45
530i M Sport Touring A	70.9%	79
7 Activehybrid L Se Auto	70.7%	41
X3 M	70.1%	97
3.0csl	70.0%	30
Z4 3.0i Se Auto	70.0%	80
M Roadster	69.8%	43
B3 3.3	69.8%	63
325d M Sport Highline	69.7%	33
Z4 Sdrive23i M	69.4%	36
730 I Se Auto	69.2%	39
X3 Se Auto	69.2%	52
525i M Sport Touring Auto	69.1%	97
320cd	69.0%	87
320i Se Highline Auto	68.9%	45
530i Sp Champagne Ed Ii A	68.4%	57
530i M	68.4%	95
325 Ci Se Auto	68.2%	44
325d Ac Auto	68.1%	47
Alpina Roadster	68.1%	47
B3s	67.9%	78
523i M	67.8%	90
M3 Coupe	67.8%	59
B10 Alpina	67.7%	96
M 535 I	67.6%	68
Cooper	67.5%	83
535d Sport Touring Auto	67.4%	92
525 D Sport	67.4%	46
330d Authorities Auto	67.3%	52
318 I Conv Lux A	67.2%	58
K75rtic	67.2%	58
330 I Sport Touring	66.7%	81
525d Es	66.7%	96
523i M Sport Touring Auto	66.1%	62
525d Touring	65.8%	38
318 Ci Es Auto	65.7%	35
530d A/c Touring	65.6%	90
320d Touring	65.5%	87
325 I Sport Auto	65.4%	52
316 I Se Touring Auto	65.3%	49
320se	65.1%	43
325 Tds Touring Auto	64.8%	54
320i Sport Touring Auto	64.7%	34
740 I Sport Auto	64.6%	48
S	64.2%	53
Z4 2.2i Se Auto	64.0%	50
840 Ci Auto	63.9%	36
318d Edition Se Touring	63.9%	36
320i Convertible	63.8%	47
320 D Touring	63.6%	55
316ti	63.5%	63
530 D M	63.4%	41
530 D Sport Touring	63.3%	49
318ci Sport Coupe Auto	63.0%	81
523/i	62.9%	35
520 I Lux Auto	62.9%	35
318ti Sport Compact Auto	62.9%	35
316i Touring Auto	62.8%	43
X 5	62.3%	61
525d Es Se Auto	62.3%	53
320 M	62.2%	37
318i Edition M Sport Tour	62.2%	37
320td	62.2%	82
M3 Evolution	61.8%	89
545i	61.8%	34
318 D Se Touring	61.5%	39
330cd	61.4%	70
328i Cabrio	61.4%	57
745i Se Auto	61.4%	44
320ci M Sport	61.2%	49
328i Coupe Auto	61.0%	59
520i Touring	60.9%	92
318ti Se Compact Auto	60.9%	46
318ti Sport Compact	60.9%	87
525 D Sport Edition Auto	60.7%	56
318 Ci Auto	60.6%	33
2000 Cs	60.6%	33
318 Ti Auto	60.5%	43
318 I Conv Lux	60.5%	86
2002tii	60.3%	58
328ci	60.3%	78
5series	60.0%	55
316 I Touring Auto	60.0%	30
B3 Alpina	60.0%	45
535i Auto	59.8%	87
325 Ti Sport Compact Auto	59.6%	99
X3 X Drive	59.5%	37
633 Cs I Auto	59.0%	39
525 D Sport Auto	58.0%	88
318tds	57.6%	33
X5 Se 7s 4.8i Auto	57.4%	68
X5 Auto	57.1%	84
330 I Sport Auto	57.0%	79
525i X Se Touring	56.8%	44
315	56.7%	30
316 Compact	56.7%	30
528i Touring	56.1%	41
325 I Sport Touring Auto	55.6%	81
523i Sport Touring Auto	55.6%	63
520 I Auto	55.6%	63
330d Touring	55.6%	36
Tourer	55.3%	47
318ti Sport Auto	55.3%	38
735 I Auto	55.0%	40
530 I Sport Edition Auto	54.8%	31
323 I	54.4%	79
530 I Auto	53.8%	52
323i Sport Touring Auto	53.2%	47
120 I	53.1%	32
628 Csi Auto	52.9%	51
520se	52.8%	36
523i Touring Auto	52.1%	48
Convertible	51.9%	79
316i Lux A	51.9%	52
518 I Lux	51.6%	31
X5 Se D Auto	51.4%	37
318 I Convertible	50.0%	38
523i Touring	50.0%	46
525i Auto	50.0%	64
540 I Touring Auto	50.0%	52
325 Td Auto	50.0%	30
323i Auto	50.0%	92
540 I Auto	50.0%	32
520 I Lux	50.0%	40
525 I Touring	50.0%	40
530 I Touring A	49.2%	65
528 I Se Auto	48.5%	33
318 Ti Compact	48.4%	64
530 I Se Auto	48.3%	60
530d Touring	48.1%	77
328 Se Touring Auto	47.2%	36
530 I Touring	47.2%	53
525i X Se Touring A	47.1%	34
540i Auto	45.2%	42
520 I Touring A	44.4%	36
318 I Touring Lux A	43.8%	96
316i Se Touring Auto	43.8%	48
323i Touring Auto	43.5%	92
328i Cabrio Auto	43.3%	30
318i Lux A	43.3%	60
323ci	43.2%	88
520 I Touring	43.2%	81
318is	42.9%	63
320 Td Compact	42.9%	49
316e	42.4%	33
318 Is Auto	42.0%	50
635 Csi	41.5%	53
318 I S Auto	37.8%	45
316 I Touring Lux A	37.3%	51
320i Auto	35.7%	56
318tds Se Compact	34.7%	72
520i Se Aut	30.3%	33

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BMW had 22,355,264 MOT tests on record with an overall pass rate of 74.0%. The most reliable BMW model is the M2 Cs Auto (98.3% pass rate) and the least reliable is the 318 Tds (37.5% pass rate).

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