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BMW MOT Pass Rate 2023

How often did a BMW pass its MOT first time in 2023? Here’s the year-keyed pass-rate estimate, the change vs the prior year, top advisories, and how it sits against the UK national average.

By Bertram Sargla, Founder, MOT CheckupLast updated: 2026-05-16Data sourced from DVSA

BMW MOT pass rate 2023: approximately 80.7% (failure rate 19.3%) — that’s 16.7 pp above the UK national first-time pass rate of 64%. The BMW brand-wide pass-rate baseline is 80.7%; this year-keyed figure adjusts for the typical age-related variation between recent test years.

BMW · MOT pass rate · 2023

80.7%

Implied failure rate: 19.3% · UK average: 64%

vs 2022 (80.1%):+0.6 pp

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How BMW 2023 compares

BMW’s 2023 first-time MOT pass rate of 80.7% sits above the UK national figure of 64% for that period. Pass rates tend to rise slowly year on year as newer, better-built cars enter the testable fleet and older, end-of-life vehicles attrit out — so a 1-2 pp gap between adjacent years is normal at brand level.

BMW 202380.7%
UK average (64%)64%
BMW brand baseline80.7%

Top advisory and failure categories for BMW

These are the categories most likely to trigger an MOT advisory or failure on a BMW across 27 models in our dataset — aggregated for the same period this page covers.

1

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

15.3%
2

Suspension

14.4%
3

Brakes

12.2%
4

Tyres

10%
5

Exhaust, fuel and emissions

8.1%

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BMW pass rate 2022

Year-on-year comparison: 80.1%.

BMW pass rate 2024

See the more recent year-keyed estimate.

Mercedes-Benz pass rate 2023

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BMW MOT pass rate 2023 — FAQ

What was the BMW MOT pass rate in 2023?
In 2023, the BMW first-time MOT pass rate was approximately 80.7% — 16.7 pp above the UK national average of 64%. The corresponding failure rate is 19.3%.
How did the BMW pass rate change between 2022 and 2023?
The BMW pass rate moved from 80.1% in 2022 to 80.7% in 2023 — an improvement of 0.6 percentage points. Year-on-year movement at brand level is usually small; vehicle age and maintenance still dominate.
Is a 80.7% pass rate good for BMW in 2023?
Against the UK national first-time MOT pass rate of 64%, BMW's 80.7% in 2023 is better than average. The figure is brand-wide; individual models and years vary significantly.
Are these pass rates official DVSA figures?
These year-keyed pass rates are MOT Checkup's modelled estimates, anchored to the BMW brand-average pass rate (80.7%) and adjusted for the typical age-related variation between recent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.

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Source: MOT Checkup analysis. Year-keyed pass rates are modelled estimates anchored on the BMW brand-average pass rate of 80.7% derived from our reliability dataset, with an explicit age-related adjustment between adjacent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.