2017 BMW 5 Series: MOT pass rate and common faults

14,961 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2017 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

84.5%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 83.9% to 85.1% (±0.6 points).

2017 BMW 5 Series84.5%
All vehicles first used in 201778.2%

That is 6.3 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2017 (78.2%). These cars were about 8 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2017 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2017, failures are more common in tyres (1.2×), and less common in suspension (0.6×), lights and electrics (0.3×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.7×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.4×) and brakes (0.3×). 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 2017.

Tyres6.8 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
Suspension3.3 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 5.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
Body, chassis, structure2.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017
Lights and electrics1.7 in 100 tests0.3× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
Noise, emissions, leaks1.3 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 2.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
Windscreen, wipers, mirrors1.3 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 3.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
Brakes1.3 in 100 tests0.3× compared with 4.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2017
Wheels1.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2017

All vehicles first used in 2017: the 240 models in our data, 2,515,956 tests (97.6% of all 2,578,403 tests on vehicles first used in 2017). 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 test78,300

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 2017 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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