BMW 730LD MOT reliability

BMW 730LDs passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 48 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 48 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

48

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 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 171,732 (most between 171,732 and 171,732).

2014: 100% → 2015: 97% → 2016: 94% → 2017: 90% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (100.0%)

Where 2014 730LDs fail

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

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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.