BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,283 individual BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate88.9%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+12.2 points
Tests analysed1,283
Average mileage at test43,087 miles
Average year of manufacture2019
Reliability rank877 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto tested had covered 43,087 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Autos actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto

  1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.8% of tests (2.27x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.9% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1% of tests
  4. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
  5. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
  6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  7. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 0.1% of tests (3.1x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.1% of tests
  9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.1% of tests
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests

From 2,072 DVSA-tracked BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 9.29% of these flagged BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each BMW 225xe M Sport Premium Auto year:

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