32,429 on UK roads in 2025-343 vs 2024
On the road
32,429
32,429 licensed
Change vs 2024
-1%
-343 cars
New in 2025
59
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The BMW M1 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 32,429 licensed in 2025 - down 1% on 2024. 59 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed BMW M1 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW M1 on the road today.
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 M1 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 34 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
90.6%
34 MOT tests in 2025 · 32 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
100%
2023
85.3%
2024
75%
2025
90.6%
▼ 9.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a BMW M1 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 28 cars tracked across years
71.4%
low · <5k
28.6%
avg · 5-15k
0%
high · 15k+
Most cover 633-5,744 miles a year (median 2,802).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 39,020 → 39,297 → 44,229 → 45,359
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 BMW M1 passes first time 90.6% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 3,303 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 100% of low-mileage cars pass versus 0% past 120k.
Of 3 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 M1, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
