BMW X5 MOT reliability

BMW X5s passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 92,850 tests in 2025. 101,050 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

92,850

Still licensed (GB)

101,050

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 ed

3,943 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 29,858 (most between 22,433 and 38,986).

2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.0%)
Side repeaters: not working (1.0%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.8%)

2022 hybrid

3,317 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 32,904 (most between 23,323 and 44,665).

2022: 100% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (7.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (4.2%)
Side repeaters: not working (1.4%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.1%)

2022 petrol

514 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 25,732 (most between 19,383 and 33,404).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.9%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (1.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)

2022 diesel

41 MOTs

These figures come from 41 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 33,328 (most between 20,308 and 52,418).

2024: 100% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.9%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.4%)

Where 2022 X5s fail

Wheels & tyres

9.8%

Lights & electrics

2.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.0%

Visibility & wipers

0.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

Brakes

0.1%

Steering

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.