BMW 628 MOT reliability

BMW 628s passed their MOT first time 93% of the time across 15 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 15 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.

First-time pass rate

93%

MOTs analysed

15

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

1983 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 110,465 (most between 105,814 and 115,117).

2005: 50% → 2006: 65% → 2007: 33% → 2008: 47% → 2009: 46% → 2010: 83% → 2011: 78% → 2012: 55% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 78% → 2015: 70% → 2016: 64% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.