BMW 732 MOT reliability

BMW 732s passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 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

75%

MOTs analysed

4

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

1986 petrol

3 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 149,965 (most between 148,208 and 150,139).

2005: 40% → 2006: 38% → 2007: 33% → 2008: 0% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 67% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (33.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (33.3%)

Where 1986 732s fail

Brakes

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

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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.