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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the BMW 7 Series. Check any 7 Series by registration number below.
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85.8%
Avg Pass Rate
-4.1%
vs BMW Avg
22
Year Ranges
Excellent
Reliability
The BMW 7 Series has an average MOT pass rate of 85.8%, which is 4.1 percentage points below the BMW brand average of 89.9%. This is a strong result, indicating that the 7 Series is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a BMW 7 Series fails its MOT are brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened. If you are preparing your 7 Series for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Before buying a used BMW 7 Series, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
How the BMW 7 Series performs at MOT across different model years.
Based on 382 vehicles
2.5%
4.2%
79k mi
The most common reasons a BMW 7 Series fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
The areas of the vehicle most commonly flagged during MOT inspections.
Compare MOT reliability across BMW models.
Common questions about the BMW 7 Series MOT and reliability.
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Based on 1,406 vehicles
2.0%
6.9%
66k mi
Based on 1,168 vehicles
1.1%
5.3%
51k mi
79k mi
Based on 1,667 vehicles
1.9%
8.2%
61k mi
83k mi
Based on 1,292 vehicles
2.6%
8.6%
93k mi
Based on 1,498 vehicles
1.6%
8.3%
101k mi
Based on 449 vehicles
1.0%
4.8%
Based on 56 vehicles
8.3%
33.3%
196k mi
Based on 201 vehicles
4.0%
15.2%
213k mi
Based on 834 vehicles
4.0%
18.9%
166k mi
Based on 853 vehicles
3.1%
9.7%
181k mi
Based on 270 vehicles
5.4%
14.5%
Based on 211 vehicles
6.1%
9.2%
Based on 140 vehicles
4.2%
65.6%
Based on 175 vehicles
1.8%
8.8%
Based on 147 vehicles
3.7%
21.0%
Based on 220 vehicles
3.0%
18.2%
Based on 105 vehicles
7.9%
22.2%
Based on 44 vehicles
6.9%
13.8%
Based on 40 vehicles
0.0%
16.7%
Based on 45 vehicles
0.0%
5.6%
Based on 3,812 vehicles
75k mi