# BMW 520 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 520 passes its MOT first time 77% of the time, from 71,788 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 77%
- MOT tests analysed: 71,788 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | ED | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2021 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 24 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2020 | ED | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 91 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 94% |
| 2019 | ED | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 142 | 87% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,438 | 86% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 11,795 | 85% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 104 | 87% |
| 2016 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 11,902 | 83% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 196 | 86% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 11,198 | 80% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 114 | 91% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 6,397 | 77% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 75% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 5,927 | 71% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 70 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 6,795 | 73% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 75% |
| 2011 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3,648 | 72% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 3,399 | 69% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 2,206 | 70% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 2,416 | 65% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,532 | 63% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 40% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 360 | 63% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 48 (few mots) | 63% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 171 | 66% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 10 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 302 | 64% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 271 | 66% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 205 | 64% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2001 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 102 | 70% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 115 | 57% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 78 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 59% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 92 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 58 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 71% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1986 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 70% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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