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% | Headlamp aim 28.0% |
| 3.1 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2022 I3s most often: Headlamp aim (28.0%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (17.1%) | ||||
| 2021 | 3,348 | 90.8% | 93.8% | Tyres — Condition (front) 22.7% |
| 2.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2021 I3s most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (22.7%) · Headlamp aim (20.8%) | ||||
| 2020 | 3,950 | 88.5% | 91.3% | Tyres — Condition (front) 21.9% |
| 2019 | 3,920 | 88.3% | 90.1% | Tyres — Condition (front) 24.0% |
| 2018 | 2,986 | 88.6% | 90.6% | Tyres — Condition (front) 17.9% |
| 2017 | 3,049 | 83.9% | 86.8% | Tyres — Condition (front) 12.0% |
| 2016 | 2,090 | 81.7% | 85.2% | Tyres — Condition (front) 13.4% |
| 2015 | 1,813 | 81.7% | 84.6% | |
| 2014 | 1,130 | 79.0% | 83.1% | |