BMW 530 MOT reliability

BMW 530s passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 20,339 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

20,339

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

2019 hybrid

24 MOTs

These figures come from 24 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 58,642 (most between 39,395 and 101,791).

2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 95% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (8.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.2%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (4.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (4.2%)

2019 diesel

18 MOTs

These figures come from only 18 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 58,660 (most between 39,318 and 66,844).

2021: 73% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 81% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (16.7%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (11.1%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (5.6%)
Flexible couplings: excessively deteriorated (5.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.6%)

2019 petrol

13 MOTs

These figures come from only 13 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 77%. Typical mileage 55,774 (most between 46,239 and 64,126).

2021: 80% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 77%

Most common failures

SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (7.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (7.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords damaged (7.7%)

2019 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 23,082 (most between 23,082 and 23,082).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2019 530s fail

Wheels & tyres

12.5%

Suspension & axles

4.2%

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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.