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BMW 525 I SE Auto — Reliability by Year

3,900 vehicles · MOT data 1988–1995 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the BMW 525 I SE Auto was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1994
100.0% pass rate · 126 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1995
50.0% pass rate · 115 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1995
50.0%
169,082 mi 115
1994
100.0%
179,133 mi 126
1993
180
1992
259
1991
466
1990
857
1989
100.0%
167,548 mi 1,269
1988
628

Which year BMW 525 I SE Auto is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 167,548 miles (newest year) to 179,133 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a BMW 525 I SE Auto.

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