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BMW 520D M SPORT MHEV AUTO - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/bmw/520d-m-sport-mhev-auto

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 520D M Sport Mhev Auto

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 22,648 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

89.0%

Share of this model's 22,648 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

49,643

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

4.4

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

7,915

7,038 valid MOT, 877 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

22,648

22,648 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

7,915On the road

Insight summary

BMW 520D M Sport Mhev Auto is a rare model in this snapshot, with 7,915 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 89.0% from 22,648 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 54. The current pool shows an average of 49,643 miles and an average age of 4.4 years. Electric diesel leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are engine warning light, windscreen damage and tyre condition. The practical read is that the BMW 520D M Sport Mhev Auto looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
ELECTRIC DIESEL	7,535
OTHER	174
DIESEL	124
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	40
GAS BI-FUEL	24
ELECTRIC	18

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	294
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	196
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	157
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	154
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	138
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	138
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	131
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	113
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	101
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	91
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	88
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	85
Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	58
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	53
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))	52
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))	48
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	44
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	43
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	40
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))	40
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	38
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	37
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	34
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	32
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	29

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 2,234 defects across this top 25 set

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

294

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

196

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

157

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

154

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

138

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

138

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

131

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

113

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

101

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

BMW 520D M Sport Mhev Auto reliability and MOT data