2017 BMW 225: MOT pass rate and reliability
86.3% of 2017 BMW 225s pass the MOT first time, measured across 924 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 62,019 miles.
How the 2017 compares
- Against all BMW 225s (86.2%, 2,522 tests): +0.1 points
- Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +2.8 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW 225 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW 225:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 88.1% | 402 | 65,457 |
| 2016 | 86.1% | 782 | 63,228 |
| 2017 | 86.3% | 924 | 62,019 |
| 2018 | 84.3% | 229 | 53,695 |
What this means if you are buying a 2017 225
The 2017 sits close to the BMW 225 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 9-year-old car fails on
A 2017 car is 9 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2017 BMW 225 the average at test was 62,019 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2015 at 88.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2018 at 84.3%. That 3.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2015 BMW 225 - 88.1%
- 2016 BMW 225 - 86.1%
- 2018 BMW 225 - 84.3%