Pass rate
94.4%
Above average — 2.4 pts ahead of the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 285 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£83
2022 BMW 223I MOT pass rate
- 2022
- 2 trims combined
- typical 19,310 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
75.2% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 94.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2022 94.4% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 94.0%
- Typical mileage
- 19k mi
The 2022 BMW 223I MOT pass rate is 94.4% of its MOT tests — 2.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 75.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how BMW 223I does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.8× the national share
Tyres make up 75.2% of everything recorded on the 2022 BMW 223i, against 19.8% nationally — 55.4 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 16% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 285 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every BMW 223I first registered in 2022 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2022 BMW 223I compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 2.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 94.0%. The median 2022 BMW 223I in this dataset had covered 19,310 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 94.6% of the time, April–September 94.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 2.81% of tests.
- 285 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.4% overall pass rate, 94.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW 223I, the average is 94.4% — best year 2022 (94.4%), worst 2022 (94.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 285
- Typical mileage (median)
- 19,310 mi
- Make and model
- BMW 223I
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 223I MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 83% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 223I
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 56 | 92.9% |
| North West | 44 | 93.2% |
| South West | 38 | 94.7% |
| West Midlands | 37 | 94.6% |
| East of England | 26 | 92.3% |
| Scotland | 22 | 95.5% |
| London | 17 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2022 223I
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2022 223I
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the wipers and washers 0.7% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the lights 0.3% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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.
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Check the number plates 0.3% of tests
“registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2022 223I through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£83 — and 16% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£83
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: service brake performance excessively binding
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 16%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 285 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2022 BMW 223I with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2022 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Cx-5 94.4%
- Toyota Corolla 94.5%
- Jaguar I-Pace HSE 94.3%
- Audi Q3 94.2%
- Hyundai Tucson Ultimate T-Gdi 94.2%
- Skoda Karoq 94.2%
Closest pass rates among 2022 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2022 BMW 223I 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 109 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 82 | 75.20% | 19.76% | +55.44 |
| Non-component advisories | 13 | 11.90% | 4.18% | +7.72 |
| Visibility | 6 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Brakes | 3 | 2.80% | 20.89% | −18.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3 | 2.80% | 12.21% | −9.41 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 1.80% | 1.76% | +0.04 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.70% | £45–95 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 0.70% | £5–15 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.35% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.35% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.35% | £30–80 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 0.35% | £20–80 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 0.35% | £60–150 |
| Side repeaters lens defective which has no effect on emitted light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.35% | £3–15 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.35% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.2% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.8% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.5% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 0.70% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 247 | 94.7% | 17,713 mi |
| 30-60k | 37 | 91.9% | 40,334 mi |
| 60-90k | 1 | 100.0% | 64,942 mi |
Source: 285 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2022 223I MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 BMW 223I?
94.4% of the 285 2022 BMW 223I tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 94.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 BMW 223I?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.81%), has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.70%), washers provides insufficient washer liquid (0.70%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 BMW 223I MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.7% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 BMW 223I in this dataset had covered 19,310 mi.
Does the season affect the 2022 BMW 223I MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 94.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 94.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.