BMW 523 Series MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW 523 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1996 to 2011, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW 523 Series MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 523 Series model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The BMW 523 Series averages 30.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66.0% | 34.0% | 14,898 |
| 1997 | 67.1% | 32.9% | 35,080 |
| 1998 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 60,809 |
| 1999 | 68.7% | 31.3% | 63,699 |
| 2000 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 42,774 |
| 2005 | 77.0% | 23.0% | 10,172 |
| 2006 | 79.2% | 20.8% | 8,785 |
| 2007 | 80.6% | 19.4% | 5,180 |
| 2008 | 81.5% | 18.5% | 3,412 |
| 2009 | 81.5% | 18.5% | 1,995 |
| 2010 | 82.4% | 17.6% | 4,091 |
| 2011 | 82.6% | 17.4% | 2,545 |
Does age change how often a BMW 523 Series fails?
Older BMW 523 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 1996 cars fail 34.0% of tests against 17.4% for the 2011. Across every year the model averages 30.1%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 34.0%, and the 2011 the strongest at 17.4%.
More on the BMW 523 Series
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| BMW 523 Series: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All BMW models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain