# BMW 530 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 530 passes its MOT first time 76% of the time, from 20,339 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 76%
- MOT tests analysed: 20,339 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2022 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 94% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2020 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 24 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 2019 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 46 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 37 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 210 | 85% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 17 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,545 | 85% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1,846 | 84% |
| 2015 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,782 | 83% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 749 | 82% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 900 | 79% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,346 | 78% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 69% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,860 | 75% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 81% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 917 | 75% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 94 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 966 | 76% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 165 | 73% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,170 | 72% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 246 | 79% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,134 | 71% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 216 | 75% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 918 | 68% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 215 | 69% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 654 | 70% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 288 | 68% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 552 | 66% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 439 | 69% |
| 2003 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 486 | 68% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 420 | 67% |
| 2002 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 333 | 68% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 196 | 67% |
| 2001 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 137 | 64% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 59 (few mots) | 59% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 81 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 43% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 40% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |

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