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BMW 730 Series MOT pass rate by year

How the BMW 730 Series's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1988 to 2020, across the DVSA record.

What is the BMW 730 Series MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW 730 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 730 Series averages 19.3% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198867.8%32.2%1,367
198968.9%31.1%2,180
199069.2%30.8%2,841
199169.9%30.1%2,201
199268.8%31.2%2,618
199370.8%29.2%3,115
199469.0%31.0%4,429
199568.4%31.6%5,137
199667.3%32.7%1,386
200377.5%22.5%14,489
200477.3%22.7%15,305
200578.0%22.0%19,347
200678.7%21.3%30,296
200780.8%19.2%16,510
200881.2%18.8%15,724
200983.7%16.3%10,539
201084.3%15.7%12,084
201183.7%16.3%12,982
201285.2%14.8%8,772
201385.1%14.9%5,581
201485.7%14.3%8,722
201587.5%12.5%6,242
201690.2%9.8%7,898
201790.8%9.2%5,860
201891.6%8.4%4,104
201992.0%8.0%3,913
202092.6%7.4%1,403

Does age change how often a BMW 730 Series fails?

Older BMW 730 Seriess fail more often, as expected. The 1988 cars fail 32.2% of tests against 7.4% for the 2020. Across every year the model averages 19.3%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 32.7%, and the 2020 the strongest at 7.4%.

More on the BMW 730 Series

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
BMW 730 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