Used car guide

2020 BMW 7 Series: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 90% pass first time (all 2020 cars: 87%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 222 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Hybrid 92% pass first time (all 2020 cars: 87%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 812 MOTsSee the hybrid guide ›

Diesel versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the BMW 7 Series compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023–Too new for MOT data
2022654Tyres 15%
20211,219Tyres 15%
20191,416Tyres 18%
20181,237Tyres 20%
20171,368Tyres 21%
2016399Tyres 15%
2015–Too few tests
2014206Tyres 23%
2013799Tyres 21%
2012824Tyres 26%
2011276Tyres 29%
2010185Suspension 27%
2009106Tyres 30%
2008159Tyres 37%
2007144Suspension 33%
2006206Suspension 37%
2005–Too few tests
2004–Too few tests
2003–Too few tests
2002–Too few tests
2001–Too few tests
2000–Too few tests
1999–Too few tests
1998–Too few tests
1997–Too few tests
1996–Too few tests
1995–Too few tests
1994–Too few tests
1993–Too few tests
1992–Too few tests
1991–Too few tests
1990–Too few tests
1989–Too few tests
1988–Too few tests
1987–Too few tests
1986–Too few tests
1985–Too few tests
1984–Too few tests
1983–Too few tests
1982–Too few tests
1980–Too few tests
1979–Too few tests