BMW 528 MOT reliability

BMW 528s passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 1,840 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

1,840

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2015 petrol

252 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 66,807 (most between 51,619 and 85,835).

2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 91% → 2019: 91% → 2020: 91% → 2021: 89% → 2022: 90% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (2.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.2%)

Where 2015 528s fail

Wheels & tyres

5.6%

Suspension & axles

3.2%

Brakes

2.0%

Lights & electrics

1.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.6%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.4%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.