BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,096 individual BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev 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 M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto tested had covered 28,703 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.5% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
4. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.3% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)
5. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 0.2% of tests (4.92x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
7. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
9. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.2% of tests
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.1% of tests

From 4,786 DVSA-tracked BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 17.5% of these flagged BMW M340i Xdrive Mhev Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other BMW models

• BMW 3 Series - 76.8%
• BMW 118 - 81.9%
• BMW 116 - 78.6%
• BMW X1 - 85.2%
• BMW X3 - 82.3%
• BMW X5 - 81.2%
• BMW 1 Series - 81.6%
• BMW 520 - 80.2%

Models with a similar pass rate

• BMW I3 - 89.4%
• Skoda Scala - 89.4%
• Audi Q7 Sln Blk Ed 50tdi Mhev Qto A - 89.4%
• SEAT Mii Ev - 89.4%
• BMW 218i Sport Auto - 89.4%
• Fiat 500 Pop Mhev - 89.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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