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BMW 525

Year-by-year

Year	Trims	Best MPG	Complaints	Fatal crashes	Inventory

UK MOT pass rate by age

Pass rate of BMW 525 units presented for the UK MOT (annual roadworthiness test) at each age. Aggregated from 15,215 tests in the 2023 DVSA bulk dataset, across all model years registered to date. The MOT becomes mandatory once a vehicle reaches three years of age.

Age (yrs)	Tests	Pass rate	Median mileage
7	254	85.0%	77,911 mi
8	477	84.3%	86,148 mi
9	421	85.5%	98,565 mi
10	221	82.4%	102,863 mi
11	307	78.5%	113,641 mi
12	800	78.3%	119,161 mi
13	964	78.3%	120,919 mi
14	1,134	75.2%	128,228 mi
15	1,571	73.9%	139,770 mi
16	1,780	75.9%	149,260 mi
17	1,539	72.8%	150,922 mi
18	1,828	71.1%	157,926 mi
19	1,240	68.0%	144,829 mi
20	753	68.0%	132,481 mi
21	812	68.7%	140,737 mi
22	631	69.3%	131,909 mi
23	102	66.7%	123,072 mi
27	61	70.5%	141,677 mi
28	143	70.6%	138,249 mi
29	114	74.6%	142,009 mi
30	63	76.2%	129,729 mi

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data 2023 (Open Government Licence). Class 4 normal tests only.