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

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

The BMW 220I Luxury passed on its first attempt in 91.1%, and its overall record sits +10.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the BMW 220I Luxury in the 2023–2025 data: 3,623 tests across 5 model years (2018–2022). 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 220I Luxury MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the BMW 220I Luxury, the Tyres 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 220I Luxury's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the BMW 220I Luxury, each with how many of the model's 3,623 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 101 BMW 220I Luxury tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 43 BMW 220I Luxury tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 22 BMW 220I Luxury tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 20 BMW 220I Luxury tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 18 BMW 220I Luxury tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 18 BMW 220I Luxury tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

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

The strongest BMW 220I Luxury model year on record is 2018 (92.2% across 666 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (90.6%). The gap between them is 1.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for BMW 220I Luxury Owners

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

• 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 tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too low”

  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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: BMW 220I Luxury MOT & Reliability