2007 BMW M5: MOT pass rate and reliability
92.4% of 2007 BMW M5s pass the MOT first time, measured across 237 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 86,282 miles.
How the 2007 compares
- Against all BMW M5s (89.3%, 3,915 tests): +3.1 points
- Against all 2007 cars (64.8%): +27.6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW M5 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2007 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW M5:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.4% | 223 | 124,010 |
| 2001 | 85.1% | 248 | 120,214 |
| 2005 | 88.7% | 231 | 93,655 |
| 2006 | 86.4% | 242 | 84,759 |
| 2007 | 92.4% | 237 | 86,282 |
| 2012 | 92.3% | 286 | 72,592 |
| 2013 | 88.5% | 478 | 68,469 |
| 2014 | 90.7% | 440 | 62,020 |
| 2015 | 89.2% | 369 | 60,767 |
| 2016 | 90.6% | 394 | 52,744 |
What this means if you are buying a 2007 M5
The 2007 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.1 points more often than the BMW M5 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 19-year-old car fails on
A 2007 car is 19 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 2007 BMW M5 the average at test was 86,282 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.
2007 is the strongest year on record for this model at 92.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2001 BMW M5 - 85.1%
- 2005 BMW M5 - 88.7%
- 2006 BMW M5 - 86.4%
- 2012 BMW M5 - 92.3%
- 2013 BMW M5 - 88.5%
- 2014 BMW M5 - 90.7%