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Bmw 530 - 2013

100.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 530, model year 2013. Sample size: 879 cars, 1,791 tests and 1,793 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 879 cars

The 2013 BMW 530 exhibits a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 100 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 54% better than the average rate of 219 defects. It shows a particularly strong performance in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of 42% and 2% respectively, both much lower than average. However, as mileage increases, defect rates for the BMW tend to rise moderately, especially in the 124,000+ miles segment, where it reaches 248 defects per 100 vehicles. Overall, this model stands out positively in multiple areas, including visibility and lights, indicating a strong reliability profile.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 879 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 56.9% better
42.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 85.3% better
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
Visibility
▲ 40.0% better
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 65.7% better
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 45.9% better
118.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 88.5% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft bearing: excessively worn
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 67.3% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 74.0% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 515
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 130
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 113
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 75
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 45
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 40
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 39

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 12