BMW 730 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: 730

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 57,206 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

84.1%

Share of this model's 57,206 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£345/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

121,504

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

134,021

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

13.2

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

7,815

7,815 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

57,206

57,206 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

7,815On the road

Insight summary

BMW 730 is a rare model in this snapshot, with 7,815 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 84.1% from 57,206 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 64. The current pool shows an average of 121,504 miles and an average age of 13.2 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 134,021 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, lighting and parking brake. The practical read is that the BMW 730 looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	7,539
PETROL	273
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	2
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,066
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	597
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	453
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	438
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	423
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	379
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	334
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	329
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	293
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	262
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	248
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	230
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	214
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	207
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	205
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	195
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	185
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	177
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	170
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	149
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	145
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	143
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	140
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	134
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	129

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 7,245 defects across this top 25 set

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

1,066

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

597

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

453

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

438

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

423

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

379

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

334

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

329

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

293

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

262

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

248

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

230

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

214

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

207

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

205

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

195

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

185

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

177

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

170

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

149

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

145

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

143

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

140

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

134

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

129

BMW 730 reliability and MOT data