Pass rate
84.2%
Around average — 5.3 pts behind the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 152 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £53–£128
2019 BMW 530 MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 46,034 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
48.9% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tyre has a tear. What fitting it takes →
2.9 pts down across model years — 3.8% in 2001, 0.9% in 2016.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 93.8% pass
- Avoid 2000 76.1% pass
Across the 21 years on record, a spread of 17.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 81.7%
- Typical mileage
- 46k mi
The 2019 BMW 530 MOT pass rate is 84.2% of its MOT tests — 5.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 48.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how BMW 530 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 48.9% of everything recorded on the 2019 BMW 530, against 19.8% nationally — 29.1 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 89.5%; this one manages 84.2% — 5.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 6% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2019 BMW 530 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 5.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.7%. The median 2019 BMW 530 in this dataset had covered 46,034 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Hybrid — 41% of tests, with a 88.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 85.7% of the time, April–September 82.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has ply or cords exposed", noted on 5.26% of tests.
- 152 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.2% overall pass rate, 81.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW 530, the average is 82.5% — best year 2020 (93.8%), worst 2000 (76.1%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 152
- Typical mileage (median)
- 46,034 mi
- Make and model
- BMW 530
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 530 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 55% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Hybrid is the most common here (41% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 530
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 32 | 87.5% |
| East of England | 30 | 73.3% |
| South East | 29 | 79.3% |
| London | 17 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2019 530
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2019 530
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 4.6% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the lights 1.3% of tests
“rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the tyre tread 1.3% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2019 530 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £53–£128 — and 6% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £53–£128
- Cheapest common item: rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to…
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 6%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 152 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 530, side by side
21 model years on record, from 2000 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.1% to 93.8% — a spread of 17.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 76.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2001 76.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 77.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 77.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 78.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 78.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 79.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2007 80.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 82.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 82.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 81.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2011 82.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 83.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 86.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 87.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 88.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 89.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 89.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 91.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 84.2%has ply or cords exposed
- 2020 93.8% fixing missing
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2019 BMW 530 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2019 cars with a similar record
- Isuzu D-Max 84.2%
- Tesla Model 3 Performance 84.2%
- Renault Clio 84.4%
- Nissan Navara 84.0%
- Ford S-Max 84.4%
- Ford Grand C-Max 84.4%
Closest pass rates among 2019 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2019 BMW 530 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 90 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 44 | 48.90% | 19.76% | +29.14 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12 | 13.30% | 5.57% | +7.73 |
| Brakes | 10 | 11.10% | 20.89% | −9.79 |
| Visibility | 7 | 7.80% | 4.97% | +2.83 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 6.70% | 12.21% | −5.51 |
| Suspension | 5 | 5.60% | 20.98% | −15.38 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 4.40% | 4.18% | +0.22 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 1.10% | 5.52% | −4.42 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 1.10% | 0.82% | +0.28 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 5.3% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.6% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 4.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.3% | £80–250 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 0.66% | £60–150 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative Brakes | Major | 0.66% | £25–80 |
| Flexible couplings excessively deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Major | 0.66% | £80–250 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.9% | £45–95 |
| Flexible couplings excessively deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 4.6% | £80–250 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.3% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 32 | 87.5% | 19,754 mi |
| 30-60k | 73 | 87.7% | 44,234 mi |
| 60-90k | 31 | 77.4% | 69,242 mi |
| 90-120k | 11 | 63.6% | 100,012 mi |
| 120k+ | 3 | 100.0% | 127,909 mi |
Source: 152 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2019 530 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 BMW 530?
84.2% of the 152 2019 BMW 530 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 81.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 BMW 530?
The three most recorded items are has ply or cords exposed (5.26%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.61%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.95%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 BMW 530 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.5% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 BMW 530 in this dataset had covered 46,034 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2019 BMW 530?
Hybrid: 88.7% pass rate across 62 tests. Diesel: 81.8% pass rate across 55 tests. Petrol: 78.8% pass rate across 33 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2019 BMW 530 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 85.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 82.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.