2000 BMW Z3: MOT pass rate and reliability
74% of 2000 BMW Z3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,913 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 85,537 miles.
How the 2000 compares
- Against all BMW Z3s (73.9%, 11,673 tests): +0.1 points
- Against all 2000 cars (67.3%): +6.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW Z3 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2000 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW Z3:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 71.1% | 1,621 | 93,411 |
| 1998 | 73.4% | 2,455 | 87,642 |
| 1999 | 74% | 2,708 | 88,969 |
| 2000 | 74% | 1,913 | 85,537 |
| 2001 | 74.7% | 1,774 | 81,397 |
| 2002 | 77.5% | 1,080 | 79,859 |
What this means if you are buying a 2000 Z3
The 2000 sits close to the BMW Z3 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 26-year-old car fails on
A 2000 car is 26 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2000 BMW Z3 the average at test was 85,537 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 2002 at 77.5%, and the weakest in our data is 1997 at 71.1%. That 6.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2000 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1997 BMW Z3 - 71.1%
- 1998 BMW Z3 - 73.4%
- 1999 BMW Z3 - 74%
- 2001 BMW Z3 - 74.7%
- 2002 BMW Z3 - 77.5%