Does the BMW Z3 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The BMW Z3 records 5.98 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.79 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.81, 95% interval −2.01 to −1.62). It ranks 488 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the BMW Z3 is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 1,803 times in 2019–2024.

BMW Z3: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A tyre seriously damaged	1,803	2.25
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,368	1.71
A tyre cords visible or damaged	868	1.08
Tyre obviously under inflated	174	0.22
A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre	162	0.20

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 80,101 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a BMW Z3 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.1% of BMW Z3 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 1,405 miles later (10,555 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,555 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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