Does the BMW i3 fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The BMW i3 records 0.07 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.74 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.67, 95% interval −0.73 to −0.61). It ranks 322 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on steering · check a BMW i3 by registration

No single steering defect wording reaches 30 items on the BMW i3; the failures are spread across several.