BMW 750: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The BMW 750 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 749 individual BMW 750 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 86% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +9.3 points |
| Tests analysed | 749 |
| Average mileage at test | 90,213 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2007 |
| Reliability rank | 1,172 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 86% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 BMW 750s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average BMW 750 tested had covered 90,213 miles and was built around 2007.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a BMW 750 bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
Looking at a specific BMW 750 rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged BMW 750s actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a BMW 750
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 0.9% of tests (4.12x the national rate for this defect)
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.5% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.5% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.9% of tests
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.9% of tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.8% of tests (2x the national rate for this defect)
- Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.7% of tests (2.32x the national rate for this defect)
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.6% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)
From 1,767 DVSA-tracked BMW 750 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.77% of these flagged BMW 750 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Other BMW models
- BMW 3 Series - 76.8%
- BMW 118 - 81.9%
- BMW 116 - 78.6%
- BMW X1 - 85.2%
- BMW X3 - 82.3%
- BMW X5 - 81.2%
- BMW 1 Series - 81.6%
- BMW 520 - 80.2%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Maserati Levante D V6 Auto - 86%
- Jaguar Eagle - 86%
- Volkswagen Caravelle Executive Tdi S-A - 86%
- Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto - 86%
- Hyundai Tucson N Line T-Gdi 2wd - 85.9%
- BMW 840i M Sport Auto - 85.9%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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