BMW M5 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BMW

Model: M5

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 23,313 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

87.9%

Share of this model's 23,313 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

26 mpg

CO2 emission

252 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£280/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

87,849

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

89,098

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

16.5

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

3,566

3,566 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

23,313

23,313 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

3,566On the road

Insight summary

BMW M5 is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 3,566 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 87.9% from 23,313 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 72. The current pool shows an average of 87,849 miles and an average age of 16.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 89,098 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, coil springs and engine warning light. The practical read is that the BMW M5 looks convincing in this view, especially where normal wear items have been kept on top of.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	3,542
OTHER	21
DIESEL	3

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))	305
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	172
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	164
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	146
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	141
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	107
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	102
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	96
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	95
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	77
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	64
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	64
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	61
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	60
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	59
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	59
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	58
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	56
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	55
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	51
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	51
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	49
Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	48
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	46
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	46

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 2,232 defects across this top 25 set

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

305

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

172

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

164

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

146

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

141

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

107

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

102

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

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

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

Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

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

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

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

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

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

BMW M5 reliability and MOT data