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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

BMW F750: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which F750 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 95.4% average, from 2,564 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 95.9%
2021
lowest-passing year · 88.0%
7.9pp
spread across 4 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2018 (95.9% of 730 tests). Lowest: 2021 (88.0% of 50). Years more than two points below the model average: 2021.

86%92%97%2018: 95.9% pass (730 tests)2019: 95.4% pass (1,329 tests)2020: 95.2% pass (454 tests)2021: 88.0% pass (50 tests)201820202021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (95.4%)
2018 730 95.9% +0.5 pp
2019 1,329 95.4% +0.0 pp
2020 454 95.2% -0.2 pp
2021 50 88.0% -7.4 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2025
94%96%98%2021: 96.6% pass (178 tests)2022: 96.0% pass (519 tests)2023: 95.0% pass (700 tests)2024: 94.9% pass (546 tests)2025: 95.3% pass (619 tests)20212025

Questions

Which F750 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2021 registered examples pass first time less often than the BMW F750 overall (95.4%); the 2021 cohort is lowest at 88.0% from 50 tests.
Which F750 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 95.9% of 730 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the F750 pass rate vary by year?
7.9 percentage points between the highest (2018, 95.9%) and lowest (2021, 88.0%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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