BMWIX3 MOT results

In 2025, 85.4% of BMW IX3 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 88.3% for cars of the same age. 4.9% had at least one dangerous defect (3.7% for cars the same age). The typical BMW IX3 tested was 3 years old with 31,600 miles. Based on 8,954 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many BMW IX3 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 85.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 88.3%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.6%passed after repair
Failed: 13.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.9%same age 3.7%
Typical mileage: 31,600at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

BMW IX3All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	266	88.3%	91.7%
2022	5,889	84.5%	88.5%
2021	2,798	87.1%	87.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

BMW IX3All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	6,565	85.7%	87.4%	32,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the BMW IX3 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	284	3.2%	1.0×	80.6%
RG Reading	South East	224	2.5%	1.6×	85.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	213	2.4%	2.3×	88.7%
GU Guildford	South East	197	2.2%	1.6×	82.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	189	2.1%	1.3×	85.2%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	179	2.0%	1.8×	93.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	177	2.0%	1.1×	84.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	173	1.9%	0.9×	87.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	169	1.9%	1.3×	92.3%
NW London NW	London	166	1.9%	2.8×	92.2%
BS Bristol	South West	165	1.8%	1.1×	84.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	155	1.7%	2.1×	85.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	153	1.7%	1.8×	80.4%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	152	1.7%	1.3×	92.1%
G Glasgow	Scotland	152	1.7%	1.1×	86.2%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	149	1.7%	0.9×	87.2%
PR Preston	North West	140	1.6%	1.7×	85.0%
L Liverpool	North West	135	1.5%	1.4×	80.7%
BN Brighton	South East	133	1.5%	1.2×	77.4%
OX Oxford	South East	132	1.5%	1.3×	87.1%
SN Swindon	South West	129	1.4%	1.6×	96.1%
SK Stockport	North West	128	1.4%	1.4×	81.2%
RH Redhill	South East	127	1.4%	1.4×	74.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	125	1.4%	1.1×	76.0%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	125	1.4%	1.0×	92.8%
WA Warrington	North West	124	1.4%	1.4×	88.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	122	1.4%	1.1×	86.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	121	1.4%	0.7×	82.6%
DE Derby	East Midlands	118	1.3%	1.0×	83.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	115	1.3%	1.1×	79.1%
EN Enfield	London	112	1.3%	2.1×	97.3%
SL Slough	South East	104	1.2%	1.6×	84.6%
SO Southampton	South East	104	1.2%	1.0×	89.4%
CH Chester	North West	103	1.2%	1.0×	74.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	103	1.2%	0.9×	83.5%
SE London SE	London	101	1.1%	1.4×	87.1%
M Manchester	North West	98	1.1%	0.7×	85.7%
CF Cardiff	Wales	91	1.0%	0.6×	89.0%
WD Watford	East of England	91	1.0%	2.6×	75.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	89	1.0%	1.1×	82.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	89	1.0%	0.9×	85.4%
IG Ilford	London	85	0.9%	2.2×	88.2%
SG Stevenage	East of England	85	0.9%	1.3×	77.6%
IP Ipswich	East of England	81	0.9%	0.8×	76.5%
DA Dartford	South East	78	0.9%	1.2×	91.0%
TW Twickenham	London	78	0.9%	1.2×	85.9%
BL Bolton	North West	75	0.8%	1.1×	90.7%
ME Rochester	South East	75	0.8%	0.8×	73.3%
BH Bournemouth	South West	71	0.8%	0.8×	83.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	70	0.8%	1.1×	91.4%
BR Bromley	London	69	0.8%	2.2×	89.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	69	0.8%	1.1×	81.2%
EX Exeter	South West	69	0.8%	0.7×	73.9%
CR Croydon	London	66	0.7%	1.1×	87.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	66	0.7%	0.5×	87.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	65	0.7%	0.8×	83.1%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	65	0.7%	1.1×	92.3%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	65	0.7%	0.8×	92.3%
SW London SW	London	63	0.7%	1.7×	88.9%
RM Romford	London	59	0.7%	0.8×	89.8%
TS Teesside	North East	59	0.7%	0.7×	84.7%
LU Luton	East of England	57	0.6%	1.0×	78.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	57	0.6%	1.3×	75.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	57	0.6%	1.1×	77.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	56	0.6%	0.8×	73.2%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	54	0.6%	2.2×	83.3%
CW Crewe	North West	53	0.6%	1.0×	86.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	52	0.6%	0.4×	78.8%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	51	0.6%	1.4×	86.3%
FY Blackpool	North West	50	0.6%	1.3×	98.0%
NP Newport	Wales	49	0.5%	0.6×	91.8%
SA Swansea	Wales	49	0.5%	0.4×	79.6%
BA Bath	South West	47	0.5%	0.6×	87.2%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	47	0.5%	0.8×	100.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	47	0.5%	0.7×	100.0%
CA Carlisle	North West	46	0.5%	0.9×	80.4%
UB Southall	London	46	0.5%	0.8×	78.3%
SP Salisbury	South West	45	0.5%	1.1×	86.7%
TA Taunton	South West	45	0.5%	0.8×	97.8%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	44	0.5%	0.9×	86.4%
HA Harrow	London	43	0.5%	0.8×	81.4%
LA Lancaster	North West	43	0.5%	0.9×	76.7%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	41	0.5%	0.5×	85.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	41	0.5%	0.5×	82.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	39	0.4%	0.6×	82.1%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	39	0.4%	0.8×	84.6%
OL Oldham	North West	38	0.4%	0.6×	89.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	35	0.4%	0.9×	82.9%
N London N	London	32	0.4%	0.5×	93.8%
LL Llandudno	Wales	29	0.3%	0.3×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	28	0.3%	0.4×	–
DH Durham	North East	28	0.3%	0.6×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	28	0.3%	0.6×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	26	0.3%	0.4×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	26	0.3%	0.7×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	26	0.3%	1.2×	–
E London E	London	25	0.3%	0.4×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	25	0.3%	0.3×	–
W London W	London	25	0.3%	1.1×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	23	0.3%	0.7×	–
WN Wigan	North West	21	0.2%	0.5×	–
DL Darlington	North East	20	0.2%	0.4×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	20	0.2%	0.5×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	19	0.2%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	19	0.2%	0.6×	–
TR Truro	South West	17	0.2%	0.3×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	15	0.2%	0.3×	–
SM Sutton	London	14	0.2%	0.7×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	12	0.1%	0.3×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	12	0.1%	0.3×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	8	<0.1%	0.3×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.3×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	532	5.9%	0.8×	85.5%
North East	304	3.4%	0.8×	85.5%
North West	1,143	12.8%	1.1×	84.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	876	9.8%	1.1×	89.0%
Wales	218	2.4%	0.5×	88.1%
West Midlands	826	9.2%	0.9×	87.0%
East Midlands	552	6.2%	0.9×	86.6%
East of England	842	9.4%	0.9×	80.0%
London	1,139	12.7%	1.3×	88.9%
South East	1,765	19.7%	1.3×	83.3%
South West	756	8.4%	0.8×	85.1%

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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 IX3Cars the same age

Tyres9.7%4.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.9%2.7%
Lights and electrics2.1%2.6%
Suspension0.5%0.8%
Seat belts and airbags0.2%0.3%
Brakes0.2%1.5%
Body and structure0.0%0.3%
Steering0.0%0.1%

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 IX3 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	5.5%	2.0%	2.8×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.1%	1.0%	3.1×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.9%	1.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.3%	1.2%	1.1×	100.0%
Side repeaters: not working Lights and electrics	1.0%	0.1%	10×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.7%	0.6%	1.2×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.8%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.4%	0.4%	1.0×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	0.2%	0.2%	1.0×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.2%	0.3%	0.7×	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	18.8%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	3.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	3.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	2.7%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	1.4%
Condition: slightly damaged	1.0%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	0.5%
Non-component advisories: Items removed from driver's view prior to test	0.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	0.2%

MOT results for every model