BMW M4 — reliability by registration year
2014–2022 · 9 registration years · 12,674 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every M4 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 | 1,299 | 93.2% | 94.0% | |
| 2021 | 882 | 91.6% | 93.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,062 | 89.1% | 89.9% | Tyres — Condition (front) 50.9% |
| 2019 | 1,592 | 86.1% | 86.9% | Tyres — Condition (front) 38.3% |
| 2018 | 1,858 | 85.5% | 86.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 34.4% |
| 2017 | 1,803 | 85.6% | 86.4% | Tyres — Condition (front) 35.5% |
| 2016 | 1,606 | 85.7% | 87.2% | Tyres — Condition (front) 29.3% |
| 2015 | 1,700 | 85.9% | 87.4% | Coil spring (rear) 22.9% |
| 2014 | 872 | 87.5% | 89.0% |