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BMW M235i Xdrive Auto — Reliability by Year

3,905 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW M235i Xdrive Auto 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
2022
95.0% pass rate · 808 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
92.2% pass rate · 858 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 542
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 20,158 mi 634
2022
95.0%
22,781 mi 808
2021
93.3%
27,107 mi 1,063
2020
92.2%
26,744 mi 858

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year BMW M235i Xdrive Auto is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 22,781 miles (newest year) to 27,107 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 M235i Xdrive Auto.

See the buying guide →

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