BMW 220D Luxury MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

BMW 220D Luxury MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The BMW 220D Luxury passed on its first attempt in 90.1%, and its overall record sits +9.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the BMW 220D Luxury in the 2023–2025 data: 579 tests across 3 model years (2018–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common BMW 220D Luxury MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the BMW 220D Luxury, the Noise, emissions and leaks section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the BMW 220D Luxury's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded BMW 220D Luxury DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the BMW 220D Luxury, each with how many of the model's 579 tests it was noted on.

• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 19 BMW 220D Luxury tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 15 BMW 220D Luxury tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 7 BMW 220D Luxury tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 5 BMW 220D Luxury tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Washers not working" (Major) — noted on about 5 BMW 220D Luxury tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface" (Minor) — noted on about 4 BMW 220D Luxury tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst BMW 220D Luxury Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest BMW 220D Luxury model year on record is 2020 (92.4% across 170 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (87.5%). The gap between them is 4.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

BMW 220D Luxury reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.5 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for BMW 220D Luxury Owners

These checks follow this BMW 220D Luxury's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a BMW 220D Luxury.

• the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the BMW 220D Luxury. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: BMW 220D Luxury MOT & Reliability