# BMW 740 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The BMW 740 passes its MOT first time 86% of the time, from 3,023 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 86%
- MOT tests analysed: 3,023 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 25 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 155 | 96% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 348 | 90% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 112 | 94% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 459 | 87% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 329 | 86% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 61 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 347 | 88% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 85 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 67 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 56 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 63 (few mots) | 89% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 37 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 38 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 65 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 59 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 93% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 32 (few mots) | 72% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2005 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 77% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 69 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2000 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 73% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 76% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 76% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 62% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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