BMW 225XE Luxury MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

BMW 225XE Luxury MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The BMW 225XE Luxury passed on its first attempt in 89.5%, and its overall record sits +9.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the BMW 225XE Luxury in the 2023–2025 data: 1,002 tests across 4 model years (2018–2021). 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 225XE Luxury MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the BMW 225XE 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 225XE Luxury's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded BMW 225XE Luxury DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the BMW 225XE Luxury, each with how many of the model's 1,002 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 35 BMW 225XE Luxury tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 16 BMW 225XE Luxury tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 12 BMW 225XE Luxury tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Rectified) — noted on about 10 BMW 225XE Luxury tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 BMW 225XE Luxury tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 7 BMW 225XE Luxury tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst BMW 225XE Luxury Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest BMW 225XE Luxury model year on record is 2019 (92.9% across 434 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (86.5%). The gap between them is 6.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

BMW 225XE Luxury reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.2 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 225XE Luxury Owners

These checks follow this BMW 225XE Luxury's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a BMW 225XE 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 lights — “headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”

  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 wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the BMW 225XE Luxury. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: BMW 225XE Luxury MOT & Reliability