2014 BMW 5 Series: MOT pass rate and common faults

15,627 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2014 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

81.0%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 80.3% to 81.6% (±0.7 points).

2014 BMW 5 Series81.0%
All vehicles first used in 201468.6%

That is 12.4 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2014 (68.6%). These cars were about 11 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2014 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2014, less common in tyres (0.9×), suspension (0.5×), lights and electrics (0.3×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.6×), brakes (0.4×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.5×), steering (0.4×) and body, chassis, structure (0.2×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2014.

Tyres6.4 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Suspension5.1 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 10.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Lights and electrics4.0 in 100 tests0.3× compared with 11.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Windscreen, wipers, mirrors2.8 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 4.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Brakes2.5 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Noise, emissions, leaks1.5 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 3.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Wheels1.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2014
Steering1.0 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 2.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Body, chassis, structure0.5 in 100 tests0.2× compared with 3.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
Seat belts and airbags0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2014

All vehicles first used in 2014: the 215 models in our data, 2,266,322 tests (97.3% of all 2,330,102 tests on vehicles first used in 2014). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Typical mileage at test112,900

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2014 BMW 5 Series

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

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