BMW X3 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 82.6% of 94,691 MOT tests on the BMW X3 ended in a pass, 6.1 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 84.8% against 82.0%, ranking 42nd of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the BMW X3 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 24,167 tests | 90.0% | 23,000 · 17k to 31k |
| 311,706 tests | 91.8% | 29,000 · 23k to 39k |
| 410,871 tests | 90.4% | 35,000 · 27k to 45k |
| 57,118 tests | 88.3% | 47,000 · 35k to 59k |
| 68,630 tests | 85.3% | 55,000 · 43k to 69k |
| 78,015 tests | 83.3% | 65,000 · 51k to 81k |
| 86,029 tests | 81.4% | 75,000 · 59k to 95k |
| 96,909 tests | 79.3% | 85,000 · 67k to 105k |
| 107,068 tests | 77.4% | 91,000 · 73k to 113k |
| 115,813 tests | 77.1% | 101,000 · 79k to 123k |
| 122,463 tests | 78.0% | 105,000 · 85k to 125k |
| 131,118 tests | 77.6% | 111,000 · 89k to 133k |
| 141,554 tests | 73.6% | 113,000 · 93k to 133k |
| 152,371 tests | 72.8% | 121,000 · 101k to 141k |
| 163,380 tests | 70.0% | 129,000 · 109k to 151k |
| 173,328 tests | 70.8% | 137,000 · 113k to 159k |
| 183,358 tests | 67.8% | 127,000 · 105k to 151k |
| 19793 tests | 70.7% | 117,000 · 97k to 141k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the BMW X3. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used X3
The parts that come up most often in BMW X3 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
Check a specific X3
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Other BMW models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all BMW models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.