2016 BMW 530: MOT pass rate and reliability
88.6% of 2016 BMW 530s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,575 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 81,909 miles.
How the 2016 compares
- Against all BMW 530s (79.5%, 22,238 tests): +9.1 points
- Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +7.7 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 2016 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 2016 530
The 2016 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 9.1 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 10-year-old car fails on
A 2016 car is 10 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2016 BMW 530 the average at test was 81,909 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.
2016 is the strongest year on record for this model at 88.6%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2013 BMW 530 - 86.2%
- 2014 BMW 530 - 86.5%
- 2015 BMW 530 - 87.1%
- 2017 BMW 530 - 88%