BMW 7 Series MOT reliability

BMW 7 Seriess passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 3,739 tests in 2025. 16,076 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

3,739

Still licensed (GB)

16,076

Body type

Sedan

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

2019 hybrid

322 MOTs

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 62,619 (most between 44,530 and 88,776).

2020: 100% → 2021: 99% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 93% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.2%)
Condition: fractured (0.9%)
Side repeaters: not working (0.6%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (0.6%)

2019 petrol

100 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 41,496 (most between 31,967 and 58,124).

2020: 100% → 2021: 92% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 91% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)
Hydraulic brake callipers: leaking (1.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.0%)

2019 diesel

39 MOTs

These figures come from 39 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 73,906 (most between 47,706 and 119,362).

2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.6%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.6%)
Registration plates: inscription illegible (2.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.6%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (2.6%)

Where 2019 7 Seriess fail

Wheels & tyres

4.3%

Lights & electrics

1.2%

Visibility & wipers

0.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.3%

Suspension & axles

0.3%

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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.