Pass rate
83.2%
Around average — 9.2 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 113 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£75
2009 BMW 750 MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 87,229 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
26.2% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2018 94.2% pass
- Avoid 2007 79.4% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 14.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 80.8%
- Typical mileage
- 87k mi
The 2009 BMW 750 MOT pass rate is 83.2% of its MOT tests — 9.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how BMW 750 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.9× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 21.4% of everything recorded on the 2009 BMW 750, against 5.5% nationally — 15.9 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 26.2%, but at 19.8% 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 74.0% and this one manages 83.2% — 9.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 113 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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How does the 2009 BMW 750 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, 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 80.8%. The median 2009 BMW 750 in this dataset had covered 87,229 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 86.9% of the time, April–September 78.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction", noted on 4.42% of tests.
- 113 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.2% overall pass rate, 80.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW 750, the average is 85.9% — best year 2018 (94.2%), worst 2007 (79.4%).
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
- 113
- Typical mileage (median)
- 87,229 mi
- Make and model
- BMW 750
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Indicator Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 750 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 53% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 750
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 55 | 87.3% |
| London | 18 | 88.9% |
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 2009 750
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 2009 750
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 lights 4.4% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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 coil springs 3.5% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.8% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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 2009 750 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£75 — and 46% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£75
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catch deteriorated so the door cannot be…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 46%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 113 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 750, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2000 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.4% to 94.2% — a spread of 14.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 88.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 79.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2006 82.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2007 79.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 87.2% ball joint excessively worn
- 2009 83.2%malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2014 86.4% washers provides insufficient…
- 2016 92.6% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2017 91.8% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2018 94.2% windscreen damaged but not…
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 2009 BMW 750 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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Jaguar Xkr 83.2%
- Toyota Iq 82.9%
- Lexus RX400H 82.9%
- Lexus RX450H 83.6%
- Lexus IS250 83.7%
- Jaguar Xk 83.8%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 BMW 750 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 101 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 | 27 | 26.20% | 19.76% | +6.44 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 22 | 21.40% | 5.52% | +15.88 |
| Suspension | 19 | 18.40% | 20.98% | −2.58 |
| Brakes | 11 | 10.70% | 20.89% | −10.19 |
| Visibility | 8 | 7.80% | 4.97% | +2.83 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5 | 4.90% | 12.21% | −7.31 |
| Road Wheels | 3 | 2.90% | 0.75% | +2.15 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 1.90% | 5.57% | −3.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 1.90% | 4.18% | −2.28 |
| Steering | 2 | 1.90% | 2.57% | −0.67 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.4% | £3–12 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £25–65 |
| Catch deteriorated so the door cannot be readily opened or closed Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.8% | £80–250 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £60–250 |
| Fractured Road Wheels | Major | 1.8% | £20–55 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 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 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 1.8% | £5–15 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.8% | £8–22 |
| Badly distorted Road Wheels | Major | 0.88% | £20–55 |
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 | 16.8% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 5.3% | £200–700 |
| Catalyst emissions emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 4.4% | £60–250 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.4% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 4.4% | £30–75 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.5% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 6 | 66.7% | 24,922 mi |
| 30-60k | 19 | 84.2% | 48,506 mi |
| 60-90k | 34 | 85.3% | 72,169 mi |
| 90-120k | 41 | 90.2% | 103,053 mi |
| 120k+ | 13 | 61.5% | 124,918 mi |
Source: 113 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.
2009 750 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 BMW 750?
83.2% of the 113 2009 BMW 750 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 80.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 BMW 750?
The three most recorded items are malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.42%), coil spring fractured or broken (3.54%), catch deteriorated so the door cannot be readily opened or closed (1.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 BMW 750 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 61.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 BMW 750 in this dataset had covered 87,229 mi.
Does the season affect the 2009 BMW 750 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 86.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 78.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.