BMW M3 — reliability by registration year
2002–2022 · 15 registration years · 12,874 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every M3 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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 778 | 92.4% | 93.4% | |
| 2021 | 641 | 94.1% | 94.5% | |
| 2018 | 793 | 88.4% | 89.8% | |
| 2017 | 889 | 90.0% | 91.1% | |
| 2016 | 706 | 89.7% | 91.1% | |
| 2015 | 510 | 89.4% | 91.6% | |
| 2012 | 568 | 87.7% | 88.9% | |
| 2011 | 634 | 91.0% | 92.3% | |
| 2010 | 598 | 89.0% | 90.5% | |
| 2009 | 648 | 88.1% | 89.0% | |
| 2008 | 1,003 | 85.6% | 89.1% | |
| 2005 | 931 | 85.7% | 88.2% | |
| 2004 | 1,289 | 84.5% | 87.6% | |
| 2003 | 1,780 | 83.6% | 86.6% | |
| 2002 | 1,106 | 79.4% | 84.4% |