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BMW X3 M Competition Auto — Reliability by Year

2,199 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW X3 M Competition 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
97.2% pass rate · 287 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
93.3% pass rate · 344 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 5,884 mi 181
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 18,382 mi 218
2022
97.2%
22,751 mi 287
2021
93.7%
27,155 mi 408
2020
93.3%
30,116 mi 344
2019
93.4%
30,464 mi 761

* 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 X3 M Competition 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 22,751 miles (newest year) to 30,464 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 X3 M Competition Auto.

See the buying guide →

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