BMW 530 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 78.3% of 24,594 MOT tests on the BMW 530 ended in a pass, 1.8 points above the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the BMW 530 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 61,108 tests | 88.7% | 63,000 · 47k to 83k |
| 71,709 tests | 88.1% | 75,000 · 57k to 95k |
| 81,875 tests | 87.7% | 83,000 · 65k to 107k |
| 91,407 tests | 85.7% | 97,000 · 75k to 121k |
| 10655 tests | 81.7% | 105,000 · 85k to 133k |
| 111,456 tests | 78.5% | 113,000 · 91k to 135k |
| 121,927 tests | 77.5% | 119,000 · 97k to 147k |
| 131,784 tests | 78.4% | 125,000 · 99k to 153k |
| 141,162 tests | 78.9% | 137,000 · 111k to 169k |
| 151,667 tests | 77.3% | 145,000 · 113k to 175k |
| 161,885 tests | 72.6% | 153,000 · 123k to 183k |
| 171,657 tests | 73.3% | 157,000 · 127k to 185k |
| 181,608 tests | 72.6% | 151,000 · 123k to 179k |
| 191,496 tests | 72.2% | 147,000 · 113k to 177k |
| 201,202 tests | 71.0% | 153,000 · 117k to 183k |
| 21975 tests | 72.5% | 149,000 · 113k to 179k |
| 22502 tests | 70.5% | 143,000 · 115k to 175k |
| 23206 tests | 67.0% | 151,000 · 117k to 189k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the BMW 530. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used 530
The parts that come up most often in BMW 530 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
Check a specific 530
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
Questions
What is the MOT pass rate of the BMW 530?
What fails most often on a BMW 530 MOT?
What is a normal mileage for a 10-year-old BMW 530?
What do MOT testers most often advise on a BMW 530?
Other BMW models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all BMW models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.