BMWM5 MOT results

In 2025, 87.6% of BMW M5 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 65.7% for cars of the same age. 2.7% had at least one dangerous defect (8.3% for cars the same age). The typical BMW M5 tested was 13 years old with 77,400 miles. Based on 3,778 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 87.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 65.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.9%passed after repair
Failed: 10.5%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 2.7%same age 8.3%
Typical mileage: 77,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

BMW M5All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2021	39	92.3%	87.2%
2019	62	87.1%	83.5%
2016	362	88.1%	74.8%
2015	346	88.2%	71.8%
2014	418	89.2%	68.5%
2013	451	88.2%	65.6%
2012	262	87.8%	63.2%
2011	75	81.3%	61.0%
2008	93	91.4%	57.0%
2007	222	91.0%	57.2%
2006	244	87.3%	56.8%
2005	217	90.3%	57.5%
2003	31	80.6%	58.5%
2002	163	83.4%	59.4%
2001	232	82.8%	60.9%
2000	215	84.7%	62.2%
1999	94	79.8%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

BMW M5All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	58	94.8%	87.4%	18,700
5-9 years	639	88.3%	79.1%	55,400
10-14 years	1,391	88.1%	65.7%	68,800
15-19 years	729	89.8%	57.6%	86,800
20-29 years	822	83.3%	59.6%	118,700
30-39 years	133	89.5%	71.3%	132,800

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the BMW M5 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	138	3.7%	1.2×	92.0%
GU Guildford	South East	104	2.8%	2.0×	89.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	97	2.6%	2.7×	88.7%
RG Reading	South East	97	2.6%	1.7×	86.6%
SL Slough	South East	89	2.4%	3.3×	95.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	82	2.2%	1.6×	85.4%
RH Redhill	South East	75	2.0%	1.9×	89.3%
RM Romford	London	67	1.8%	2.2×	97.0%
SO Southampton	South East	64	1.7%	1.4×	87.5%
E London E	London	63	1.7%	2.1×	95.2%
OX Oxford	South East	63	1.7%	1.5×	95.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	63	1.7%	0.9×	85.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	57	1.5%	0.9×	91.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	56	1.5%	0.7×	89.3%
BS Bristol	South West	53	1.4%	0.8×	77.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	52	1.4%	1.2×	88.5%
G Glasgow	Scotland	50	1.3%	0.8×	88.0%
N London N	London	48	1.3%	1.9×	83.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	46	1.2%	0.8×	91.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	45	1.2%	0.9×	84.4%
ME Rochester	South East	45	1.2%	1.1×	84.4%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	45	1.2%	1.1×	88.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	44	1.2%	1.0×	88.6%
EN Enfield	London	43	1.1%	1.9×	90.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	43	1.1%	1.4×	93.0%
HA Harrow	London	42	1.1%	1.8×	92.9%
LU Luton	East of England	42	1.1%	1.7×	90.5%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	42	1.1%	0.6×	73.8%
NW London NW	London	42	1.1%	1.7×	95.2%
BN Brighton	South East	41	1.1%	0.9×	92.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	41	1.1%	0.8×	82.9%
TS Teesside	North East	41	1.1%	1.2×	90.2%
UB Southall	London	40	1.1%	1.7×	92.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	39	1.0%	1.0×	69.2%
IG Ilford	London	39	1.0%	2.4×	97.4%
SE London SE	London	39	1.0%	1.3×	94.9%
SG Stevenage	East of England	39	1.0%	1.4×	79.5%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	38	1.0%	1.2×	92.1%
CR Croydon	London	37	1.0%	1.5×	91.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	37	1.0%	0.7×	78.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	37	1.0%	0.9×	94.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	36	1.0%	1.3×	72.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	36	1.0%	0.8×	80.6%
M Manchester	North West	36	1.0%	0.6×	100.0%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	35	0.9%	1.0×	94.3%
CF Cardiff	Wales	34	0.9%	0.6×	82.4%
CO Colchester	East of England	34	0.9%	1.1×	91.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	34	0.9%	0.7×	73.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	34	0.9%	0.7×	94.1%
SN Swindon	South West	34	0.9%	1.0×	88.2%
WA Warrington	North West	34	0.9%	0.9×	88.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	0.9%	1.0×	100.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	33	0.9%	1.0×	93.9%
DA Dartford	South East	33	0.9%	1.2×	97.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.9%	0.7×	87.9%
TW Twickenham	London	33	0.9%	1.2×	84.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.9%	0.9×	93.9%
SK Stockport	North West	32	0.8%	0.8×	90.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	31	0.8%	1.2×	74.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	31	0.8%	1.1×	87.1%
EX Exeter	South West	31	0.8%	0.7×	83.9%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	30	0.8%	0.5×	83.3%
WD Watford	East of England	30	0.8%	2.0×	86.7%
CH Chester	North West	29	0.8%	0.7×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	27	0.7%	0.6×	–
PR Preston	North West	27	0.7%	0.8×	–
BA Bath	South West	26	0.7%	0.8×	–
TA Taunton	South West	26	0.7%	1.1×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	24	0.6%	0.7×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	24	0.6%	0.6×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	24	0.6%	0.9×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	24	0.6%	0.9×	–
CW Crewe	North West	23	0.6%	1.0×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	23	0.6%	0.5×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	21	0.6%	1.3×	–
L Liverpool	North West	21	0.6%	0.5×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	20	0.5%	1.1×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	19	0.5%	0.8×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	19	0.5%	0.9×	–
SW London SW	London	19	0.5%	1.2×	–
W London W	London	19	0.5%	1.9×	–
BR Bromley	London	18	0.5%	1.3×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	17	0.4%	0.7×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	16	0.4%	1.0×	–
NP Newport	Wales	16	0.4%	0.5×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	15	0.4%	0.9×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	15	0.4%	0.7×	–
TR Truro	South West	15	0.4%	0.7×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	14	0.4%	0.8×	–
OL Oldham	North West	14	0.4%	0.5×	–
SM Sutton	London	14	0.4%	1.7×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	14	0.4%	0.8×	–
DL Darlington	North East	13	0.3%	0.6×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.3%	0.8×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	13	0.3%	0.9×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	13	0.3%	0.6×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	13	0.3%	0.5×	–
WN Wigan	North West	13	0.3%	0.7×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	13	0.3%	0.6×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	12	0.3%	0.6×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	11	0.3%	0.8×	–
BL Bolton	North West	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	9	0.2%	0.6×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	8	0.2%	0.8×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.4×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.6×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	7	0.2%	0.6×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	6	0.2%	0.2×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	6	0.2%	0.4×	–
DH Durham	North East	5	0.1%	0.3×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DT Dorchester	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	240	6.4%	0.8×	82.1%
North East	96	2.5%	0.6×	86.5%
North West	318	8.4%	0.7×	87.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	249	6.6%	0.7×	91.2%
Wales	97	2.6%	0.5×	83.5%
West Midlands	336	8.9%	0.9×	91.7%
East Midlands	200	5.3%	0.8×	82.5%
East of England	421	11.1%	1.1×	86.7%
London	606	16.0%	1.7×	91.9%
South East	903	23.9%	1.5×	89.1%
South West	312	8.3%	0.8×	77.9%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

BMW M5Cars the same age

Suspension3.3%12.4%
Lights and electrics3.0%14.7%
Tyres2.9%6.2%
Emissions and leaks2.3%4.6%
Brakes2.2%8.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.8%5.4%
Seat belts and airbags0.7%1.6%
Body and structure0.6%5.6%
Steering0.1%2.9%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed BMW M5 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.3%	2.8%	0.5×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.0%	1.7%	0.6×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	0.9%	1.4%	0.6×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	0.8%	1.2%	0.7×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	0.8%	1.7%	0.5×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	2.3%	0.3×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.7%	1.4%	0.5×	0.0%
Side repeaters: not working Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.5%	1.2×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	0.5%	1.0%	0.5×	0.0%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	0.5%	1.2%	0.4×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	9.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	6.2%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	4.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	3.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin	3.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	2.1%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	2.0%
Transmission oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	2.0%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	1.5%
Non-component advisories: Fuel Pipe/s corroded	1.5%

MOT results for every model