BMW X5 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 80.5% of 88,022 MOT tests on the BMW X5 ended in a pass, 4.0 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 87.0% against 82.0%, ranking 21st of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the BMW X5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22,035 tests | 87.5% | 25,000 · 19k to 35k |
| 35,972 tests | 88.1% | 33,000 · 25k to 43k |
| 47,125 tests | 88.1% | 41,000 · 31k to 53k |
| 56,551 tests | 88.5% | 51,000 · 39k to 63k |
| 66,459 tests | 88.4% | 61,000 · 47k to 77k |
| 76,824 tests | 88.4% | 71,000 · 55k to 87k |
| 85,818 tests | 87.9% | 79,000 · 63k to 97k |
| 94,439 tests | 86.1% | 87,000 · 71k to 109k |
| 103,769 tests | 78.5% | 97,000 · 79k to 117k |
| 114,192 tests | 79.3% | 103,000 · 85k to 125k |
| 124,066 tests | 79.2% | 113,000 · 91k to 133k |
| 133,842 tests | 76.7% | 119,000 · 97k to 139k |
| 143,780 tests | 75.2% | 125,000 · 105k to 147k |
| 154,198 tests | 74.3% | 133,000 · 111k to 153k |
| 163,237 tests | 69.3% | 139,000 · 119k to 161k |
| 175,081 tests | 65.7% | 143,000 · 121k to 167k |
| 184,426 tests | 65.7% | 143,000 · 119k to 167k |
| 192,947 tests | 67.1% | 143,000 · 119k to 167k |
| 201,888 tests | 65.8% | 141,000 · 115k to 167k |
| 211,067 tests | 67.5% | 145,000 · 119k to 169k |
| 22306 tests | 67.6% | 135,000 · 109k to 161k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the BMW X5. 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 X5
The parts that come up most often in BMW X5 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.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- 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.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Check a specific X5
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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.