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BMW I3 MOT pass rate by year

How the BMW I3's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2013 to 2022, across the DVSA record.

What is the BMW I3 MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW I3 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The BMW I3 averages 10.8% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
201387.7%12.3%1,484
201487.5%12.5%13,367
201587.8%12.2%19,231
201688.5%11.5%18,729
201789.1%10.9%24,541
201890.0%10.0%19,418
201989.8%10.2%21,614
202090.0%10.0%16,807
202190.4%9.6%10,499
202290.0%10.0%5,616

Does age change how often a BMW I3 fails?

Older BMW I3s fail more often, as expected. The 2013 cars fail 12.3% of tests against 10.0% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 10.8%. The 2014 is the weakest year at 12.5%, and the 2021 the strongest at 9.6%.

More on the BMW I3

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
BMW I3: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All BMW models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain