BMW 535D MOT reliability

BMW 535Ds passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 3 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

67%

MOTs analysed

3

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

2 MOTs

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 120,000 (most between 119,500 and 166,500).

2010: 100% → 2011: 80% → 2012: 83% → 2013: 78% → 2014: 86% → 2015: 86% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 61% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 100%

Combined model spellings: 5, 535D. Mileage percentiles and individual failure rankings are unavailable for this combined group.

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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.