2013 BMW 640: MOT pass rate and reliability
82.1% of 2013 BMW 640s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,247 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 92,642 miles.
How the 2013 compares
- Against all BMW 640s (83.4%, 9,964 tests): -1.3 points
- Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +9.2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW 640 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 640:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 83.9% | 428 | 87,698 |
| 2012 | 80.5% | 977 | 96,170 |
| 2013 | 82.1% | 1,247 | 92,642 |
| 2014 | 82.5% | 1,932 | 82,643 |
| 2015 | 85.2% | 1,916 | 76,285 |
| 2016 | 86% | 1,763 | 67,798 |
| 2017 | 83.6% | 1,040 | 57,978 |
| 2018 | 80.5% | 655 | 50,651 |
What this means if you are buying a 2013 640
The 2013 sits close to the BMW 640 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2013 BMW 640 the average at test was 92,642 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 86%, and the weakest in our data is 2012 at 80.5%. That 5.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2011 BMW 640 - 83.9%
- 2012 BMW 640 - 80.5%
- 2014 BMW 640 - 82.5%
- 2015 BMW 640 - 85.2%
- 2016 BMW 640 - 86%