2016 BMW M5: MOT pass rate and reliability
90.6% of 2016 BMW M5s pass the MOT first time, measured across 394 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 52,744 miles.
How the 2016 compares
- Against all BMW M5s (89.3%, 3,915 tests): +1.3 points
- Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +9.7 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 2016 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 2016 M5
The 2016 sits close to the BMW M5 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 10-year-old car fails on
A 2016 car is 10 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 BMW M5 the average at test was 52,744 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 2007 at 92.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2000 at 83.4%. That 9.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2013 BMW M5 - 88.5%
- 2014 BMW M5 - 90.7%
- 2015 BMW M5 - 89.2%