What are the inspection figures for BMW 518 Automatic and Toyota Prius, per age band?

BMW 518 Automatic vs Toyota Prius: 3-5 years: 85 versus 78. 6-8 years: 72 versus 65. 12-14 years: 73 versus 79. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Are any recalls known for BMW 518 Automatic or Toyota Prius?

BMW 518 Automatic: 1. Toyota Prius: 0.

Where do these figures come from?

DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

BMW 518 Automatic vs Toyota Prius

Figures per shared age band: numerator, denominator and country index for both models, from the same source.

Age	BMW 518 Automatic		Toyota Prius		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
3-5 years	882 of 8109 (10.9%)	85	1490 of 14955 (10%)	78	+0.92
6-8 years	6398 of 46619 (13.7%)	72	5872 of 47219 (12.4%)	65	+1.28
12-14 years	3270 of 12316 (26.6%)	73	6542 of 22874 (28.6%)	79	-2.05

100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Recalls and complaints

BMW 518 Automatic

Official item from EU Safety Gate
EU Safety Gate, data through 07/08/2026

Toyota Prius

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

What this does not show

The country index is an average across the entire fleet of this model in this country, not a failure probability for one specific vehicle.
A complaint share is a share of reported complaints, not a failure probability for all vehicles of this model.
The age correction is already built into each band; differences between generations or trims within the same model are not.
These figures apply to United Kingdom and are not directly comparable to a figure from another country.

Frequently asked questions

What are the inspection figures for BMW 518 Automatic and Toyota Prius, per age band?
BMW 518 Automatic vs Toyota Prius: 3-5 years: 85 versus 78. 6-8 years: 72 versus 65. 12-14 years: 73 versus 79. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.
Are any recalls known for BMW 518 Automatic or Toyota Prius?
BMW 518 Automatic: 1. Toyota Prius: 0.
Where do these figures come from?
DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Methodology

Each row compares inspections from the same age band, in the same country.

The country index rescales the model's defect rate so that 100 equals the country average for that band.

Two models are only compared if they share at least two age bands.

What counts as a failed inspection differs per country; never compare a figure on this page with a figure from another country.

Citation

BMW 518 Automatic vs Toyota Prius, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/bmw-5-series-vs-toyota-prius

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