Pass rate
96.2%
Above average — 1.4 pts ahead of the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 52 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £43–£103
2023 BMW 530E MOT pass rate
- 2023
- 2 trims combined
- typical 26,748 mi
Only 52 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Tyres
88.9% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2024 98.8% pass
- Avoid 2019 83.9% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 14.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.1%
- Typical mileage
- 27k mi
The 2023 BMW 530E MOT pass rate is 96.2% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 88.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 4.5× the national share
Tyres make up 88.9% of everything recorded on the 2023 BMW 530e, against 19.8% nationally — 69.1 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 52 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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Every BMW 530E first registered in 2023 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2023 BMW 530E compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.1%. The median 2023 BMW 530E in this dataset had covered 26,748 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Buckle not functioning as intended", noted on 1.92% of tests.
- 52 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.2% overall pass rate, 96.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW 530E, the average is 89.3% — best year 2024 (98.8%), worst 2019 (83.9%).
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
- 52
- Typical mileage (median)
- 26,748 mi
- Make and model
- BMW 530E
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Seat Belt
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the 530E MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 86% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the BMW 530E is most common
Across all 530E model years on record (2019–2024): 1,732 BMW 530E cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,728 tests. London (E) has the most, with 78 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London (E) | 78 | 98.1% |
| 2 | London (NW) | 72 | 98.3% |
| 3 | Birmingham (B) | 68 | 83.5% |
| 4 | Ilford (IG) | 46 | 96.2% |
| 5 | Glasgow (G) | 37 | 86.8% |
| 6 | Guildford (GU) | 36 | 86.8% |
| 7 | Manchester (M) | 35 | 87.5% |
| 8 | Slough (SL) | 35 | 89.4% |
| 9 | Sheffield (S) | 33 | 79.6% |
| 10 | Hounslow (TW) | 33 | 93.0% |
| 11 | Romford (RM) | 31 | 90.6% |
| 12 | Coventry (CV) | 31 | 89.4% |
| 13 | Crawley (RH) | 31 | 91.1% |
| 14 | Enfield (EN) | 31 | 93.2% |
| 15 | Peterborough (PE) | 29 | 86.0% |
| 16 | Leicester (LE) | 28 | 86.7% |
| 17 | Nottingham (NG) | 28 | 94.1% |
| 18 | London (SE) | 27 | 90.7% |
| 19 | Hayes (UB) | 26 | 97.7% |
| 20 | Northampton (NN) | 25 | 80.5% |
The twenty areas with the most BMW 530E cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the 530E
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 23 | 95.7% |
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 2023 530E
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.
What it costs to get a 2023 530E through its MOT
Across the 3 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £43–£103 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 3 common items
- £43–£103
- Cheapest common item: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep…
- £45–£95
- Dearest common item: buckle not functioning as intended
- £40–£120
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 67%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 52 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 530E, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2019 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 83.9% to 98.8% — a spread of 14.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 83.9% fractured
- 2020 89.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 89.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 87.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2023 96.2%buckle not functioning as intended
- 2024 98.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
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 2023 BMW 530E 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 2023 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Levc Tx 97.0%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
Closest pass rates among 2023 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 2023 BMW 530E 3 failure items · 4 advisories · 2 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 9 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 | 8 | 88.90% | 19.76% | +69.14 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 11.10% | 0.82% | +10.28 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckle not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 1.9% | £40–120 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 30 | 96.7% | 17,787 mi |
| 30-60k | 17 | 94.1% | 41,535 mi |
| 60-90k | 5 | 100.0% | 70,911 mi |
Source: 52 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.
2023 530E MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 BMW 530E?
96.2% of the 52 2023 BMW 530E tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 96.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 BMW 530E?
The three most recorded items are buckle not functioning as intended (1.92%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.92%), has ply or cords exposed (1.92%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 BMW 530E MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.7% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 BMW 530E in this dataset had covered 26,748 mi.