2014 BMW 730: MOT pass rate and reliability
83.9% of 2014 BMW 730s pass the MOT first time, measured across 706 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 100,199 miles.
How the 2014 compares
- Against all BMW 730s (85.4%, 9,330 tests): -1.5 points
- Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): +8.5 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 2014 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 2014 730
The 2014 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 12-year-old car fails on
A 2014 car is 12 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 and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2014 BMW 730 the average at test was 100,199 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 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2011 BMW 730 - 82.1%
- 2012 BMW 730 - 85.4%
- 2013 BMW 730 - 85.2%
- 2015 BMW 730 - 86.4%
- 2016 BMW 730 - 88.6%
- 2017 BMW 730 - 92.2%