BMW 550 MOT reliability

BMW 550s passed their MOT first time 74% of the time across 253 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

74%

MOTs analysed

253

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

2014 petrol

16 MOTs

These figures come from only 16 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 94%. Typical mileage 58,193 (most between 32,799 and 78,304).

2017: 88% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 83% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.3%)
Side repeaters: not working (6.3%)

Where 2014 550s fail

Wheels & tyres

6.3%

Lights & electrics

6.3%

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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.