BMW 5 MOT reliability

BMW 5s passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 19 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a BMW 5 — Photo: Chanokchon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 19 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

79%

MOTs analysed

19

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

2008 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 149,619 (most between 131,488 and 188,392).

2011: 86% → 2012: 62% → 2013: 83% → 2014: 58% → 2015: 91% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 40% → 2019: 88% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 60% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 40% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 100%

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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.