Pass rate
87.1%
Above average — 12.4 pts ahead of the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 217 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£97
2010 BMW 630 MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 95,833 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
29.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 87.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2011 77.4% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 9.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 85.5%
- Typical mileage
- 96k mi
The 2010 BMW 630 MOT pass rate is 87.1% of its MOT tests — 12.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.5% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.5× the national share
Tyres make up 29.5% of everything recorded on the 2010 BMW 630, against 19.8% nationally — 9.7 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.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 74.7% and this one manages 87.1% — 12.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 18% 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 2010 BMW 630 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 12.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 85.5%. The median 2010 BMW 630 in this dataset had covered 95,833 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 94% of tests, with a 86.8% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 88.2% of the time, April–September 86.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 3.69% of tests.
- 217 recorded tests behind this page.
- 87.1% overall pass rate, 85.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW 630, the average is 80.2% — best year 2010 (87.1%), worst 2011 (77.4%).
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
- 217
- Typical mileage (median)
- 95,833 mi
- Make and model
- BMW 630
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the 630 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (94% of tests).
Where the BMW 630 is most common
Across all 630 model years on record (2005–2011): 4,621 BMW 630 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 9,910 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 165 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 | Birmingham (B) | 165 | 87.7% |
| 2 | London (SE) | 133 | 84.0% |
| 3 | London (N) | 131 | 86.1% |
| 4 | London (E) | 124 | 89.8% |
| 5 | Romford (RM) | 113 | 90.5% |
| 6 | London (NW) | 101 | 79.4% |
| 7 | Hayes (UB) | 93 | 88.7% |
| 8 | Ashford (TN) | 85 | 81.0% |
| 9 | Slough (SL) | 84 | 83.1% |
| 10 | Bristol (BS) | 82 | 71.6% |
| 11 | Wembley (HA) | 82 | 84.6% |
| 12 | Croydon (CR) | 81 | 88.5% |
| 13 | Coventry (CV) | 74 | 84.1% |
| 14 | Reading (RG) | 73 | 84.4% |
| 15 | Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 69 | 88.1% |
| 16 | Hounslow (TW) | 69 | 83.2% |
| 17 | Enfield (EN) | 66 | 84.7% |
| 18 | Glasgow (G) | 65 | 81.3% |
| 19 | Northampton (NN) | 64 | 77.7% |
| 20 | Peterborough (PE) | 64 | 81.2% |
The twenty areas with the most BMW 630 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 630
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 70 | 84.3% |
| London | 37 | 91.9% |
| East of England | 32 | 75.0% |
| South West | 24 | 87.5% |
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 2010 630
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 2010 630
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 3.7% 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 suspension joints 2.8% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 1.8% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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.
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 2010 630 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£97 — and 18% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £37–£97
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 18%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 217 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 630, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2005 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 77.4% to 87.1% — a spread of 9.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 77.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2006 80.1% position lamp not working
- 2007 80.5% position lamp not working
- 2008 81.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 83.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 87.1%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 77.4% coil spring fractured or broken
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 2010 BMW 630 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 2010 cars with a similar record
- Nissan 370 Z 86.6%
- Porsche Cayenne 86.5%
- Toyota Estima 85.9%
- Lexus IS250 85.6%
- Jaguar Xk 85.5%
- Jaguar Xkr 84.5%
Closest pass rates among 2010 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 2010 BMW 630 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 214 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 | 64 | 29.50% | 19.76% | +9.74 |
| Brakes | 41 | 18.90% | 20.89% | −1.99 |
| Suspension | 37 | 17.10% | 20.98% | −3.88 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 19 | 8.80% | 5.52% | +3.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 6.90% | 12.21% | −5.31 |
| Visibility | 13 | 6.00% | 4.97% | +1.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 13 | 6.00% | 4.18% | +1.82 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7 | 3.20% | 5.57% | −2.37 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.40% | 2.57% | −1.17 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 0.90% | 1.76% | −0.86 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.7% | £80–200 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.8% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £45–110 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.4% | £8–22 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.92% | £60–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 0.92% | £25–65 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.92% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.5% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.1% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.6% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.2% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 8 | 75.0% | 51,250 mi |
| 60-90k | 79 | 91.1% | 78,027 mi |
| 90-120k | 82 | 85.4% | 103,506 mi |
| 120k+ | 48 | 85.4% | 140,150 mi |
Source: 217 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.
2010 630 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 BMW 630?
87.1% of the 217 2010 BMW 630 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 85.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 BMW 630?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.69%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.76%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (2.30%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 BMW 630 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 85.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 BMW 630 in this dataset had covered 95,833 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2010 BMW 630?
Petrol: 86.8% pass rate across 204 tests. Diesel: 92.3% pass rate across 13 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2010 BMW 630 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 88.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.