20.4%fail rate
BMW Z4 MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW Z4's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2003 to 2022, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW Z4 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW Z4 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 Z4 averages 20.4% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75.3% | 24.7% | 96,229 |
| 2004 | 76.2% | 23.8% | 102,838 |
| 2005 | 74.4% | 25.6% | 67,588 |
| 2006 | 77.4% | 22.6% | 83,680 |
| 2007 | 77.9% | 22.1% | 78,814 |
| 2008 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 41,035 |
| 2009 | 84.1% | 15.9% | 46,239 |
| 2010 | 84.3% | 15.7% | 34,156 |
| 2011 | 84.9% | 15.1% | 30,601 |
| 2012 | 85.0% | 15.0% | 27,388 |
| 2013 | 85.5% | 14.5% | 20,732 |
| 2014 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 22,161 |
| 2015 | 87.1% | 12.9% | 16,399 |
| 2016 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 11,105 |
| 2017 | 87.0% | 13.0% | 1,166 |
| 2019 | 90.4% | 9.6% | 10,838 |
| 2020 | 91.4% | 8.6% | 6,322 |
| 2021 | 91.9% | 8.1% | 3,389 |
| 2022 | 92.5% | 7.5% | 1,786 |
Does age change how often a BMW Z4 fails?
Older BMW Z4s fail more often, as expected. The 2003 cars fail 24.7% of tests against 7.5% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 20.4%. The 2005 is the weakest year at 25.6%, and the 2022 the strongest at 7.5%.
More on the BMW Z4
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| BMW Z4: 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