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BMW 325 I Sport — Reliability by Year

2,724 vehicles · MOT data 1986–1991 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 325 I Sport was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1991
88.3% pass rate · 147 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1986
0.0% pass rate · 293 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1991
88.3%
143,258 mi 147
1990
86.2%
118,621 mi 448
1989
88.2%
134,996 mi 707
1988
60.0%
131,645 mi 144
1987
81.0%
147,480 mi 985
1986
0.0%
76,240 mi 293

Which year BMW 325 I Sport is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 76,240 miles (newest year) to 147,480 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a BMW 325 I Sport.

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