BMW Z3: reliability by registration year
1997-2002 · 6 registration years · 10,532 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Z3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 991 | 73.1% | 77.5% | |
| 2001 | 1,660 | 71.5% | 77.3% | Windscreen washers 12.5% |
| 2000 | 1,748 | 69.7% | 74.4% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 14.1% |
| 1999 | 2,511 | 69.9% | 74.0% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 14.7% |
| 1998 | 2,190 | 69.6% | 73.7% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 28.0% |
| 1997 | 1,432 | 66.1% | 71.4% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 29.1% |