2020 BMW 330e Se Pro Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability

88.5% of 2020 BMW 330e Se Pro Autos pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,051 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,731 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all BMW 330e Se Pro Autos (87%, 2,807 tests): +1.5 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): -0.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every BMW 330e Se Pro Auto model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW 330e Se Pro Auto:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2019 89.2% 334 62,500
2020 88.5% 1,051 53,731
2021 85.4% 1,366 50,683

What this means if you are buying a 2020 330e Se Pro Auto

The 2020 sits close to the BMW 330e Se Pro Auto 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 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 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 2020 BMW 330e Se Pro Auto the average at test was 53,731 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 2019 at 89.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2021 at 85.4%. That 3.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2020 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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