2013 BMW 530: MOT pass rate and reliability
86.2% of 2013 BMW 530s pass the MOT first time, measured across 777 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 114,465 miles.
How the 2013 compares
- Against all BMW 530s (79.5%, 22,238 tests): +6.7 points
- Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +13.3 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW 530 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW 530:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.7% | 246 | 150,253 |
| 2001 | 72.5% | 600 | 148,948 |
| 2002 | 73.7% | 1,014 | 150,363 |
| 2003 | 70.2% | 1,136 | 147,606 |
| 2004 | 73.6% | 1,233 | 151,151 |
| 2005 | 73.2% | 1,405 | 159,254 |
| 2006 | 74.7% | 1,544 | 157,327 |
| 2007 | 77.7% | 1,583 | 154,725 |
| 2008 | 78.8% | 1,235 | 147,840 |
| 2009 | 80.4% | 1,084 | 140,709 |
| 2010 | 78.6% | 2,064 | 129,769 |
| 2011 | 79.9% | 1,475 | 124,934 |
| 2012 | 78.8% | 987 | 119,032 |
| 2013 | 86.2% | 777 | 114,465 |
| 2014 | 86.5% | 1,794 | 101,256 |
| 2015 | 87.1% | 1,887 | 90,932 |
| 2016 | 88.6% | 1,575 | 81,909 |
| 2017 | 88% | 259 | 73,328 |
What this means if you are buying a 2013 530
The 2013 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.7 points more often than the BMW 530 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 13-year-old car fails on
A 2013 car is 13 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2013 BMW 530 the average at test was 114,465 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2016 at 88.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 70.2%. That 18.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2010 BMW 530 - 78.6%
- 2011 BMW 530 - 79.9%
- 2012 BMW 530 - 78.8%
- 2014 BMW 530 - 86.5%
- 2015 BMW 530 - 87.1%
- 2016 BMW 530 - 88.6%