25,251 on UK roads in 2025-82 vs 2024
On the road
25,251
25,251 licensed
Change vs 2024
-0.3%
-82 cars
New in 2025
3
first-time registrations
Electrified
67.5%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The BMW I3 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 25,251 licensed in 2025 - down 0.3% on 2024. 3 were registered new in 2025. Every one is fully electric. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed BMW I3 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW I3 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a BMW I3 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 28,646 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
89.7%
28,646 MOT tests in 2025 · 26,131 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
91.2%
2023
91.1%
2024
89.7%
2025
89.7%
▼ 1.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a BMW I3 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 23,229 cars tracked across years
44%
low · <5k
52.2%
avg · 5-15k
3.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,420-8,350 miles a year (median 5,540).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 33,570 → 35,906 → 38,772 → 41,937
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 BMW I3 passes first time 89.7% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,375 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 92.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 76.7% past 120k.
Of 2,684 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific BMW I3, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
