The UK's 4th biggest car brand, making up 6.12% of every car on the road.
On the road
2.11M
6.12% market share
National rank
#4
of 318 brands
New previous year
126k
-1.4% year-on-year
Models
57
model families
Electrified
19.3%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
How all 2,110,033 BMW cars on the road are powered
First-time registrations per year
126k
registered in the previous year
-1.4%
vs the year before
2016
busiest year, 184k registered
How BMW performs at the MOT overall, and which BMW models are most - and least - reliable. From 1,884,512 first-time tests.
Across the whole range
83%
▲ 5.4 pts vs UK avg 77.6%2,173,269
MOT tests in 2025
15
models compared
7,673
typical miles / year
82,184
average miles at test
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Top 5 BMW models by first-time pass rate (8,000+ tests)
Lowest 5 BMW models by first-time pass rate (8,000+ tests)
Across the range, BMW passes its first MOT 83% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. But it varies a lot by model: the I3 leads at 89.7%, while the Z3 trails at 74.8%. Open any model for its full age, mileage and longevity breakdown.
57 models
472k on the road
10,014 new
400k on the road
18,525 new
199k on the road
4,116 new
145k on the road
9,343 new
130k on the road
11,902 new
124k on the road
8,876 new
114k on the road
2,173 new
106k on the road
7,567 new
44,635 on the road
16,069 new
39,488 on the road
12,164 new
32,458 on the road
630 new
32,429 on the road
59 new
27,881 on the road
2,030 new
26,660 on the road
3,588 new
25,251 on the road
3 new
24,433 on the road
1,840 new
20,540 on the road
644 new
20,019 on the road
1,284 new
19,660 on the road
12 new
19,224 on the road
491 new
18,441 on the road
1,708 new
16,599 on the road
530 new
8,372 on the road
4,271 new
6,700 on the road
7 new
6,674 on the road
257 new
6,139 on the road
33 new
5,935 on the road
1,401 new
4,930 on the road
4,189 new
2,033 on the road
1,469 on the road
139 new
1,413 on the road
968 new
1,083 on the road
3 new
896 on the road
134 new
467 on the road
4 new
198 on the road
197 on the road
5 new
197 on the road
191 on the road
140 on the road
79 on the road
70 on the road
1 new
40 on the road
2 new
39 on the road
1 new
35 on the road
26 on the road
18 on the road
18 on the road
17 on the road
13 on the road
11 on the road
7 on the road
1 new
3 on the road
2 on the road
1 on the road
1 on the road
1 on the road
1 on the road
1 new
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