BMW 545 MOT reliability

BMW 545s passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 205 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

205

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

2007 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 99,182 (most between 67,549 and 130,815).

2010: 67% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 67% → 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.