BMW4 Series MOT results

In 2025, 83.5% of BMW 4 Series MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 77.7% for cars of the same age. 7.6% had at least one dangerous defect (6.3% for cars the same age). The typical BMW 4 Series tested was 8 years old with 64,000 miles. Based on 109,271 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many BMW 4 Series cars are on the road

First-time pass: 83.5%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 77.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.1%passed after repair
Failed: 14.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.6%same age 6.3%
Typical mileage: 64,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

BMW 4 SeriesAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	291	92.8%	91.7%
2022	7,046	88.8%	88.5%
2021	6,551	88.1%	87.2%
2020	4,379	86.8%	85.9%
2019	9,854	84.9%	83.5%
2018	15,128	85.1%	80.8%
2017	16,779	84.4%	78.1%
2016	17,892	83.3%	74.8%
2015	17,707	80.3%	71.8%
2014	12,143	77.6%	68.5%
2013	1,497	76.9%	65.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

BMW 4 SeriesAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	12,840	88.2%	87.4%	28,900
5-9 years	70,481	84.0%	79.1%	64,400
10-14 years	23,531	78.5%	65.7%	88,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the BMW 4 Series is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	4,368	4.0%	1.3×	87.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,236	2.0%	0.9×	86.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	2,216	2.0%	1.1×	83.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	2,161	2.0%	1.1×	82.6%
PE Peterborough	East of England	2,148	2.0%	1.1×	84.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	2,065	1.9%	1.1×	86.0%
RG Reading	South East	2,056	1.9%	1.2×	81.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,913	1.8%	1.1×	81.4%
GU Guildford	South East	1,807	1.7%	1.2×	81.5%
M Manchester	North West	1,790	1.6%	1.1×	84.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,781	1.6%	1.1×	86.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,601	1.5%	1.1×	84.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,590	1.5%	1.1×	79.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,555	1.4%	1.2×	81.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,503	1.4%	1.1×	84.8%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,476	1.4%	0.8×	81.8%
BS Bristol	South West	1,453	1.3%	0.8×	78.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,380	1.3%	1.3×	81.0%
E London E	London	1,347	1.2%	1.5×	89.2%
RM Romford	London	1,345	1.2%	1.5×	87.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,319	1.2%	1.1×	84.1%
WA Warrington	North West	1,287	1.2%	1.2×	82.4%
CH Chester	North West	1,278	1.2%	1.1×	81.1%
SO Southampton	South East	1,263	1.2%	0.9×	82.5%
TS Teesside	North East	1,262	1.2%	1.2×	83.0%
SL Slough	South East	1,261	1.2%	1.6×	84.3%
SK Stockport	North West	1,240	1.1%	1.1×	81.2%
PR Preston	North West	1,209	1.1%	1.2×	82.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,180	1.1%	0.9×	83.5%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,173	1.1%	1.3×	85.3%
SE London SE	London	1,159	1.1%	1.4×	85.0%
UB Southall	London	1,157	1.1%	1.7×	87.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,151	1.1%	0.9×	83.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,132	1.0%	0.7×	77.6%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,121	1.0%	0.9×	80.0%
RH Redhill	South East	1,100	1.0%	1.0×	81.5%
BB Blackburn	North West	1,096	1.0%	1.2×	86.9%
BN Brighton	South East	1,087	1.0%	0.8×	78.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,074	1.0%	0.7×	81.3%
EN Enfield	London	1,063	1.0%	1.7×	88.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,056	1.0%	0.7×	85.1%
SN Swindon	South West	1,056	1.0%	1.1×	85.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,050	1.0%	0.8×	81.4%
SA Swansea	Wales	1,043	1.0%	0.8×	82.3%
HA Harrow	London	1,025	0.9%	1.6×	86.3%
OX Oxford	South East	1,024	0.9%	0.8×	78.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,019	0.9%	0.8×	78.6%
IG Ilford	London	1,008	0.9%	2.1×	85.3%
N London N	London	994	0.9%	1.4×	88.6%
ME Rochester	South East	988	0.9%	0.8×	81.3%
TW Twickenham	London	987	0.9%	1.2×	85.6%
NW London NW	London	985	0.9%	1.4×	87.6%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	978	0.9%	1.0×	84.7%
LU Luton	East of England	960	0.9%	1.3×	86.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	946	0.9%	1.0×	86.8%
CR Croydon	London	938	0.9%	1.3×	84.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	916	0.8%	1.2×	82.8%
L Liverpool	North West	897	0.8%	0.8×	84.8%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	895	0.8%	1.2×	82.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	866	0.8%	0.8×	85.7%
NP Newport	Wales	837	0.8%	0.9×	83.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	834	0.8%	0.7×	79.0%
BL Bolton	North West	831	0.8%	1.0×	84.6%
OL Oldham	North West	817	0.7%	1.1×	86.9%
DA Dartford	South East	816	0.7%	1.0×	85.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	808	0.7%	0.9×	84.2%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	754	0.7%	0.9×	78.1%
WD Watford	East of England	751	0.7%	1.7×	79.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	749	0.7%	0.7×	82.0%
LL Llandudno	Wales	747	0.7%	0.7×	86.3%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	737	0.7%	0.8×	86.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	721	0.7%	0.9×	79.5%
CW Crewe	North West	707	0.6%	1.1×	82.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	686	0.6%	0.9×	83.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	665	0.6%	1.2×	80.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	663	0.6%	0.9×	82.2%
EX Exeter	South West	621	0.6%	0.5×	81.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	618	0.6%	0.7×	83.3%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	597	0.5%	1.0×	84.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	596	0.5%	1.3×	81.5%
DL Darlington	North East	595	0.5%	0.9×	79.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	595	0.5%	0.8×	84.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	580	0.5%	0.8×	85.5%
BA Bath	South West	561	0.5%	0.6×	79.0%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	550	0.5%	0.9×	78.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	550	0.5%	0.9×	82.4%
SW London SW	London	535	0.5%	1.2×	83.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	525	0.5%	0.9×	80.2%
DH Durham	North East	510	0.5%	0.9×	86.7%
CA Carlisle	North West	503	0.5%	0.8×	86.9%
TA Taunton	South West	499	0.5%	0.7×	79.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	494	0.5%	1.1×	78.9%
BR Bromley	London	474	0.4%	1.2×	85.9%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	469	0.4%	1.0×	86.4%
WN Wigan	North West	444	0.4%	0.9×	81.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	433	0.4%	1.0×	82.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	420	0.4%	0.7×	86.9%
AL St Albans	East of England	406	0.4%	0.8×	83.3%
SP Salisbury	South West	404	0.4%	0.8×	79.5%
DD Dundee	Scotland	391	0.4%	0.9×	78.5%
PA Paisley	Scotland	381	0.3%	0.8×	79.3%
W London W	London	365	0.3%	1.3×	86.0%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	308	0.3%	1.0×	84.4%
SR Sunderland	North East	297	0.3%	0.8×	84.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	294	0.3%	0.5×	79.9%
IV Inverness	Scotland	285	0.3%	0.6×	84.2%
TR Truro	South West	279	0.3%	0.4×	83.5%
PH Perth	Scotland	250	0.2%	0.8×	80.8%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	246	0.2%	0.6×	84.6%
SM Sutton	London	244	0.2%	1.0×	87.7%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	198	0.2%	0.7×	87.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	194	0.2%	0.5×	81.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	173	0.2%	0.7×	85.0%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	102	<0.1%	0.5×	84.3%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	39	<0.1%	0.4×	92.3%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	37	<0.1%	0.4×	81.1%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	24	<0.1%	0.5×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	15	<0.1%	0.4×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	7,763	7.1%	0.9×	81.7%
North East	4,729	4.3%	1.1×	84.4%
North West	13,115	12.0%	1.0×	83.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	9,102	8.3%	0.9×	84.8%
Wales	4,140	3.8%	0.8×	83.1%
West Midlands	11,255	10.3%	1.1×	85.0%
East Midlands	8,118	7.4%	1.1×	82.2%
East of England	11,349	10.4%	1.0×	83.2%
London	14,799	13.5%	1.4×	86.6%
South East	16,925	15.5%	1.0×	81.6%
South West	7,963	7.3%	0.7×	80.4%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

BMW 4 SeriesCars the same age

Tyres8.1%6.1%
Lights and electrics3.2%6.6%
Suspension2.7%5.8%
Brakes2.4%4.4%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.9%3.4%
Emissions and leaks0.7%2.0%
Body and structure0.3%1.6%
Steering0.2%1.3%
Seat belts and airbags0.2%0.5%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed BMW 4 Series tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	1.1%	2.1×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	2.0%	1.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	2.0%	1.0×	100.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	1.6%	0.4%	4.0×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	1.4%	0.6%	2.3×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.1%	1.8%	0.6×	100.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.0%	1.1%	0.9×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.7%	0.9×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.9%	0.7×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	0.5%	1.0%	0.5×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	18.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	5.9%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	3.9%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	3.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	3.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	2.4%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.1%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.1%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	61,615	81.5%
Petrol	41,518	85.5%
Hybrid	6,134	88.6%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model