BMW Z3

6,700 on UK roads in 2025-419 vs 2024

On the road

6,700

6,700 licensed

Change vs 2024

-5.9%

-419 cars

New in 2025

first-time registrations

Electrified

hybrid, plug-in & battery

The BMW Z3 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 6,700 licensed in 2025 - down 5.9% on 2024. 7 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.

How many are left?

Licensed BMW Z3 cars on the road over time

New registrations

First-time registrations per year

What the typical BMW Z3 looks like

Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW Z3 on the road today.

Fuel mix

Current split

6,700total

Petrol99.9%
Diesel0.0%
Battery Electric0.0%
Other0.0%

Engine size

Cars on the road by engine capacity

Electric2
1.6-2.0L2,932
2.0-3.0L3,279
Over 3.0L487

How old are they?

Share of cars by the year they were first registered

Before 200057%
2000-200443%
2005-20090%
2010-20140%

MOT & reliability

2025 MOT data

How a BMW Z3 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 13,303 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.

First-time pass rate

Average for its class

74.8%

13,303 MOT tests in 2025 · 11,171 first-time

Pass rate over time

2022

71.9%

2023

72.8%

2024

73.9%

2025

74.8%

▲ 2.9 pts since 2022

Pass rate by age

First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)

How a BMW Z3 is driven

tracked across 2022-25

How much it's driven

miles a year, from 13,019 cars tracked across years

1,488miles a year · low use

94.9%

low · <5k

4.7%

avg · 5-15k

0.4%

high · 15k+

Most cover 310-1,822 miles a year (median 792).

Miles driven by age

Yearly mileage as the car ages

Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.

Mileage & condition

Typical mileage at test

Odometer when tested (2025)

84,754

40,480middle 50%: 60,069-107,155130,410

Typical odometer rising: 85,661 → 85,587 → 85,293 → 84,754

Holds up by mileage

Pass rate as the odometer climbs

Under 40k

90.5%

40-80k

80%

80-120k

70.4%

120k+

64.8%

Petrol vs diesel

First-time pass rate by fuel

Petrol

11,164 tests

74.9%

A 2025 BMW Z3 passes first time 74.8% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 1,488 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 90.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 64.8% past 120k.

Why a Z3 fails its MOT

2025 MOT data

Of 2,810 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.

Where a Z3 fails

Share of failed tests, by area

Brakes37.5%

Suspension36%

Lamps & electrical34.7%

Exhaust & emissions29.1%

Visibility19.8%

Seat belts13.4%

Body & structure12.5%

Tyres11.7%

Top specific defects

Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn465

Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen368

An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction319

A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning291

Emissions levels exceed default limits290

Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer287

The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements276

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened235

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded228

Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement225

19.5% flagged dangerous·3.1 defects per fail·2,810 fails analysed

BMW Z3 - frequently asked

How many BMW Z3 are left in the UK?

There are 6,700 BMW Z3 cars still licensed on UK roads in 2025, down 5.9% on 2024.

How many new BMW Z3 were registered in 2025?

7 brand-new BMW Z3 cars were first registered in 2025.

What fuel does the typical BMW Z3 use?

Most are petrol - about 100% of all BMW Z3 on the road, with the majority in the 2.0-3.0L engine class. In total, 0% are electrified (hybrid, plug-in or battery).

How old is the typical BMW Z3?

Most BMW Z3 cars on the road today date from the Before 2000 era.

How reliable is the BMW Z3?

74.8% of BMW Z3 cars pass their MOT first time, compared with a UK average of 77.6% across all cars. The typical tested BMW Z3 has around 83,697 miles on the clock.

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What the typical BMW Z3 looks like

Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW Z3 on the road today.

Fuel mix

Current split

6,700total

Petrol99.9%
Diesel0.0%
Battery Electric0.0%
Other0.0%

Engine size

Cars on the road by engine capacity

Electric2
1.6-2.0L2,932
2.0-3.0L3,279
Over 3.0L487

How old are they?

Share of cars by the year they were first registered

Before 200057%
2000-200443%
2005-20090%
2010-20140%

MOT & reliability

2025 MOT data

How a BMW Z3 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 13,303 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.

First-time pass rate

Average for its class

74.8%

13,303 MOT tests in 2025 · 11,171 first-time

Pass rate over time

2022

71.9%

2023

72.8%

2024

73.9%

2025

74.8%

▲ 2.9 pts since 2022

Pass rate by age

First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)

How a BMW Z3 is driven

tracked across 2022-25

How much it's driven

miles a year, from 13,019 cars tracked across years

1,488miles a year · low use

94.9%

low · <5k

4.7%

avg · 5-15k

0.4%

high · 15k+

Most cover 310-1,822 miles a year (median 792).

Miles driven by age

Yearly mileage as the car ages

Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.

Mileage & condition

Typical mileage at test

Odometer when tested (2025)

84,754

40,480middle 50%: 60,069-107,155130,410

Typical odometer rising: 85,661 → 85,587 → 85,293 → 84,754

Holds up by mileage

Pass rate as the odometer climbs

Under 40k

90.5%

40-80k

80%

80-120k

70.4%

120k+

64.8%

Petrol vs diesel

First-time pass rate by fuel

Petrol

11,164 tests

74.9%

Why a Z3 fails its MOT

2025 MOT data

Of 2,810 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.

Where a Z3 fails

Share of failed tests, by area

Brakes37.5%

Suspension36%

Lamps & electrical34.7%

Exhaust & emissions29.1%

Visibility19.8%

Seat belts13.4%

Body & structure12.5%

Tyres11.7%

Top specific defects

Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn465

Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen368

An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction319

A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning291

Emissions levels exceed default limits290

Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer287

The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements276

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened235

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded228

Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement225

19.5% flagged dangerous·3.1 defects per fail·2,810 fails analysed

BMW Z3 - frequently asked

How many BMW Z3 are left in the UK?

There are 6,700 BMW Z3 cars still licensed on UK roads in 2025, down 5.9% on 2024.

How many new BMW Z3 were registered in 2025?

7 brand-new BMW Z3 cars were first registered in 2025.

What fuel does the typical BMW Z3 use?

Most are petrol - about 100% of all BMW Z3 on the road, with the majority in the 2.0-3.0L engine class. In total, 0% are electrified (hybrid, plug-in or battery).

How old is the typical BMW Z3?

Most BMW Z3 cars on the road today date from the Before 2000 era.

How reliable is the BMW Z3?

74.8% of BMW Z3 cars pass their MOT first time, compared with a UK average of 77.6% across all cars. The typical tested BMW Z3 has around 83,697 miles on the clock.

Buying a BMW Z3?

Before you buy a specific BMW Z3, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.

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