# BMW 5 Series MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 5 Series passes its MOT first time 83% of the time, from 72,242 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 83%
- MOT tests analysed: 72,242 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 186,474 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 281 | 94% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 97% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,838 | 89% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 385 | 91% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1,340 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 472 | 94% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1,777 | 89% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,312 | 88% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 897 | 87% |
| 2020 | ED | 80 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 7,074 | 86% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 4,479 | 89% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 3,574 | 88% |
| 2019 | ED | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 9,684 | 86% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 5,045 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 3,722 | 88% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 10,162 | 84% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1,629 | 86% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 1,245 | 85% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 29 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2016 | Hybrid | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2015 | Hybrid | 33 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 29 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 127 | 84% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 53 (few mots) | 77% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 28 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2014 | GD | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 5,473 | 73% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 175 | 81% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 19 (very few mots) | 95% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 5,422 | 73% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 192 | 87% |
| 2012 | Hybrid | 18 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Electric | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2012 | Other | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 943 | 72% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 70 (few mots) | 87% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 539 | 75% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 50 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 556 | 71% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 57 (few mots) | 63% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 582 | 74% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 100 | 79% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 614 | 70% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 118 | 74% |
| 2007 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 483 | 69% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 135 | 72% |
| 2006 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 200 | 71% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 101 | 69% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 108 | 69% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 105 | 62% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 94 (few mots) | 65% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 73 (few mots) | 56% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 83 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 64 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 85 (few mots) | 69% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 72% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 57 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 13 (very few mots) | 54% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 44 (few mots) | 61% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 50 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 83% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 34 (few mots) | 79% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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