Bmw M235i
Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 3 years from 420 real MOT tests.
Avg Pass Rate
91%
Total Tests
420
Best Year
2014 (96%)
Years Covered
3
How reliable is the Bmw M235i?
Bmw M235i by Year
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About the Bmw M235i
The Bmw M235i has been tested 420 times in 2024 MOT data across 3 model years (2014 to 2016), with an average pass rate of 91%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.
Best and Worst Years
The 2014 model is the most reliable with a 96% pass rate from 136 tests. The 2015 model has the lowest at 88%. The 8 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.
Reliability Trend
Older BMW M235Is tend to have better MOT pass rates than newer ones, with an average decline of 8 percentage points across model years.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2014) averages 71,895 miles, while the newest (2016) averages 57,019 miles.
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