2013 BMW 730: MOT pass rate and reliability
85.2% of 2013 BMW 730s pass the MOT first time, measured across 386 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 110,937 miles.
How the 2013 compares
- Against all BMW 730s (85.4%, 9,330 tests): -0.2 points
- Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +12.3 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW 730 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 730:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.9% | 294 | 145,747 |
| 2006 | 73.5% | 619 | 147,499 |
| 2007 | 80.4% | 443 | 143,639 |
| 2008 | 77.6% | 477 | 136,131 |
| 2009 | 82.7% | 359 | 131,198 |
| 2010 | 85.1% | 462 | 129,874 |
| 2011 | 82.1% | 643 | 121,107 |
| 2012 | 85.4% | 499 | 115,998 |
| 2013 | 85.2% | 386 | 110,937 |
| 2014 | 83.9% | 706 | 100,199 |
| 2015 | 86.4% | 580 | 92,387 |
| 2016 | 88.6% | 858 | 86,134 |
| 2017 | 92.2% | 708 | 75,413 |
| 2018 | 92.2% | 656 | 68,199 |
| 2019 | 93% | 755 | 55,965 |
| 2020 | 93.9% | 347 | 43,899 |
What this means if you are buying a 2013 730
The 2013 sits close to the BMW 730 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 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 730 the average at test was 110,937 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 2020 at 93.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 73.5%. That 20.4 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 730 - 85.1%
- 2011 BMW 730 - 82.1%
- 2012 BMW 730 - 85.4%
- 2014 BMW 730 - 83.9%
- 2015 BMW 730 - 86.4%
- 2016 BMW 730 - 88.6%