Pass rate
82.2%
Around average — 9.2 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 865 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £15–£45
2007 BMW 650 MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 97,679 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
26.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 90.1% pass
- Avoid 2005 79.2% pass
Across the 12 years on record, a spread of 10.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 78.8%
- Typical mileage
- 98k mi
The 2007 BMW 650 MOT pass rate is 82.2% of its MOT tests — 9.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.5% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.7× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 15.0% of everything recorded on the 2007 BMW 650, against 5.5% nationally — 9.5 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.5%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- 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 73.0% and this one manages 82.2% — 9.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
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 2007 BMW 650 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 9.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.8%. The median 2007 BMW 650 in this dataset had covered 97,679 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 99% of tests, with a 82.3% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.7% of the time, April–September 81.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 2.77% of tests.
- 865 recorded tests behind this page.
- 82.2% overall pass rate, 78.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW 650, the average is 82.0% — best year 2014 (90.1%), worst 2005 (79.2%).
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
- 865
- Typical mileage (median)
- 97,679 mi
- Make and model
- BMW 650
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 650 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (99% of tests).
Where the BMW 650 is most common
Across all 650 model years on record (2005–2017): 1,918 BMW 650 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 4,105 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 53 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) | 53 | 88.1% |
| 2 | Reading (RG) | 51 | 82.6% |
| 3 | Guildford (GU) | 47 | 81.5% |
| 4 | High Wycombe (HP) | 39 | 86.6% |
| 5 | Peterborough (PE) | 38 | 80.8% |
| 6 | London (SW) | 37 | 87.2% |
| 7 | Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 35 | 88.3% |
| 8 | Hounslow (TW) | 34 | 84.7% |
| 9 | Chelmsford (CM) | 33 | 81.3% |
| 10 | Crawley (RH) | 33 | 81.6% |
| 11 | Derby (DE) | 33 | 81.4% |
| 12 | Southampton (SO) | 33 | 77.9% |
| 13 | Hayes (UB) | 33 | 89.4% |
| 14 | Brighton (BN) | 32 | 80.2% |
| 15 | London (NW) | 32 | 77.3% |
| 16 | Ashford (TN) | 32 | 81.7% |
| 17 | Milton Keynes (MK) | 32 | 80.3% |
| 18 | Slough (SL) | 32 | 86.3% |
| 19 | London (E) | 31 | 87.5% |
| 20 | Nottingham (NG) | 30 | 80.0% |
The twenty areas with the most BMW 650 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 650
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 262 | 82.4% |
| East of England | 105 | 81.0% |
| South West | 88 | 75.0% |
| London | 80 | 87.5% |
| West Midlands | 72 | 80.6% |
| East Midlands | 66 | 83.3% |
| Yorkshire | 48 | 83.3% |
| Scotland | 48 | 87.5% |
| North West | 47 | 80.9% |
| Wales | 34 | 85.3% |
| North East | 15 | 80.0% |
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 2007 650
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 2007 650
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 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 2.2% 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 2007 650 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £15–£45 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £15–£45
- Cheapest common item: mirrors slightly damaged
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: pins
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 38%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 865 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 650, side by side
12 model years on record, from 2005 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.2% to 90.1% — a spread of 10.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 79.2% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2006 80.0% position lamp not working
- 2007 82.2%linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2008 83.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 82.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 81.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 85.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 89.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 90.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 88.2% has a bulge, caused by separation…
- 2016 82.9% has a bulge, caused by separation…
- 2017 86.3% has a bulge, caused by separation…
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 2007 BMW 650 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Estima 82.4%
- Lexus IS250 81.8%
- Audi Q7 81.7%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 81.4%
- Toyota Alphard 83.3%
- Nissan 350 Z 81.1%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 BMW 650 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 1,286 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 345 | 26.50% | 20.98% | +5.52 |
| Tyres | 264 | 20.30% | 19.76% | +0.54 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 195 | 15.00% | 5.52% | +9.48 |
| Brakes | 177 | 13.60% | 20.89% | −7.29 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 124 | 9.50% | 12.21% | −2.71 |
| Non-component advisories | 58 | 4.50% | 4.18% | +0.32 |
| Visibility | 54 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Steering | 38 | 2.90% | 2.57% | +0.33 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 16 | 1.20% | 5.57% | −4.37 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 15 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.7% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.2% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 1.7% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.6% | £40–150 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.4% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.8% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.8% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.1% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.0% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.8% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 22 | 100.0% | 24,706 mi |
| 30-60k | 95 | 86.3% | 47,085 mi |
| 60-90k | 241 | 81.3% | 78,238 mi |
| 90-120k | 278 | 80.6% | 104,505 mi |
| 120k+ | 229 | 81.7% | 145,290 mi |
Source: 865 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.
2007 650 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 BMW 650?
82.2% of the 865 2007 BMW 650 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 78.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 BMW 650?
The three most recorded items are linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.77%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (2.66%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.20%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 BMW 650 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 81.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 BMW 650 in this dataset had covered 97,679 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2007 BMW 650?
Petrol: 82.3% pass rate across 855 tests. Diesel: 70.0% pass rate across 10 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2007 BMW 650 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.