2017 BMW 340i: MOT pass rate and reliability

89.6% of 2017 BMW 340is pass the MOT first time, measured across 482 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,011 miles.

How the 2017 compares

• Against all BMW 340is (90.7%, 908 tests): -1.1 points
• Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +6.1 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every BMW 340i 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 340i:

What this means if you are buying a 2017 340i

The 2017 sits close to the BMW 340i 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 340i the average at test was 53,011 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 2018 at 93.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2017 at 89.6%. That 3.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

• 2018 BMW 340i - 93.3%

All BMW 340i MOT data · Every model