BMW i3: reliability by registration year
2014-2022 · 9 registration years · 24,957 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every i3 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,671 | 87.7% | 92.4% | Headlight aim 28.0% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2022 i3: Headlight aim (28.0%) · Tyre condition (front) (17.1%) | ||||
| 2021 | 3,348 | 90.8% | 93.8% | Tyre condition (front) 22.7% |
| about 3 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2021 i3: Tyre condition (front) (22.7%) · Headlight aim (20.8%) | ||||
| 2020 | 3,950 | 88.5% | 91.3% | Tyre condition (front) 21.9% |
| 2019 | 3,920 | 88.3% | 90.1% | Tyre condition (front) 24.0% |
| 2018 | 2,986 | 88.6% | 90.6% | Tyre condition (front) 17.9% |
| 2017 | 3,049 | 83.9% | 86.8% | Tyre condition (front) 12.0% |
| 2016 | 2,090 | 81.7% | 85.2% | Tyre condition (front) 13.4% |
| 2015 | 1,813 | 81.7% | 84.6% | |
| 2014 | 1,130 | 79.0% | 83.1% | |