BMW 425
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 3 model years from 485 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
89%
Total Tests
485
Highest Pass Rate
2014 (95%)
Years Covered
3
About the BMW 425
The BMW 425 was MOT tested 485 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 3 model years (2014 to 2016), with an average pass rate of 89%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list diesel versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2014 model has the highest pass rate at 95% from 115 tests. The 2015 model has the lowest at 86%. The 9 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2014) averages 98,133 miles, while the newest (2016) averages 82,792 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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BMW 425 by Year
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Questions about the BMW 425
Is the BMW 425 reliable?
Across its 3 model years in our data (2014 to 2016), the BMW 425 averages an 89% MOT pass rate, from 485 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 7 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2014 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 95%.
Which year BMW 425 has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2014 BMW 425 has the highest MOT pass rate at 95%, while the 2015 model has the lowest at 86%, a 9 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
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