BMW 220D M Sport Auto MOT pass rate: 89.5% (1,768 tests, 2025)

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The BMW 220D M Sport Auto passed 89.5% of its 1,768 MOT tests in 2025 — 12.0 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 5 years old with 40,641 miles on the clock.
89.5%Pass rate (2025)
1,768MOT tests analysed
40,641 miMedian mileage at test
5 yrsMedian age at test

How the 220D M Sport Auto compares

BMW 220D M Sport Auto

89.5%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

BMW average (all models)

83.0%

What fails most on the BMW 220D M Sport Auto

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the 220D M Sport Auto:

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#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Tyres142100.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for 220D M Sport Auto owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

220D M Sport Auto pass rate by registration year

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Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileagePass-rate bar
2020 2,118 88.4% -1.5 pts 33,091 88.4% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Check a specific 220D M Sport Auto before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a BMW 220D M Sport Auto?

In 2025, 89.5% of 1,768 first MOT tests on the BMW 220D M Sport Auto were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the 220D M Sport Auto fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (100.0% of its recorded defects, 142 recorded) across 1,768 first MOT tests.

Is the BMW 220D M Sport Auto reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 89.5% it performs above the national average at a median age of 5 years and 40,641 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

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Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.