20,019 on UK roads in 2025+874 vs 2024
On the road
20,019
20,019 licensed
Change vs 2024
+4.6%
+874 cars
New in 2025
1,284
first-time registrations
Electrified
26.4%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The BMW M4 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 20,019 licensed in 2025 - up 4.6% on 2024. 1,284 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (74%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed BMW M4 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW M4 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 M4 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 12,312 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
87.7%
12,312 MOT tests in 2025 · 11,065 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
89%
2023
88.4%
2024
88.4%
2025
87.7%
▼ 1.3 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a BMW M4 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 11,335 cars tracked across years
51.2%
low · <5k
47.1%
avg · 5-15k
1.7%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,027-7,249 miles a year (median 4,918).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 33,294 → 36,726 → 42,139 → 46,807
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
11,065 tests
87.7%
A 2025 BMW M4 passes first time 87.7% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 5,500 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.9% of low-mileage cars pass versus 88.7% past 120k.
Of 1,365 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 M4, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
