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BMW 5 Series

The 5 Series is BMW's executive saloon, a long-standing favourite for higher-mileage business drivers.

79.3%

Est. pass rate (brand average)

Executive saloon / estate

Segment

Petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid

Fuel types available

Model-specific DVSA data not separately available; figure shown is BMW's overall brand average for context.

What to know

No 5 Series-specific figure was available in the dataset used across this site, so BMW's overall brand average of 79.3% is shown instead.

Like many executive saloons, the 5 Series has historically covered high annual mileages as a business and company car, which is worth factoring in specifically: a lower-than-average mileage example of this model is a genuinely useful positive signal, and it's worth checking the mileage pattern across a car's MOT history rather than just the current reading.

Check a specific 5 Series's MOT history, tax status, and advisories by registration number.

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See how the BMW range compares overall, with model-by-model pass rates.

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