BMW X1 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a BMW X1 in Great Britain in 2025 — 112,493 tests. Figures cover every X1 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the X1 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
82.4%
10.1 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
112,493
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.2%
of X1 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
76,250
middle half: 58,750–96,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many BMW X1 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 132,317 BMW X1 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 129,723 taxed and 2,594 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. BMW X1 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
129,723
98.0% of the 132,317 X1 cars taxed or on SORN; 108 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
2,594
declared off the road by their keepers — 2.0% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed X1 cars is still rising: 129,723 at the end of 2025, up 10,381 (8.7%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 261 at the end of 2014 to 2,594 at the end of 2025, up 893.9%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed X1 cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

050k100k150k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed X1 cars, year 2014: 35kTaxed X1 cars, year 2015: 39kTaxed X1 cars, year 2016: 52kTaxed X1 cars, year 2017: 65kTaxed X1 cars, year 2018: 80kTaxed X1 cars, year 2019: 92kTaxed X1 cars, year 2020: 98kTaxed X1 cars, year 2021: 105kTaxed X1 cars, year 2022: 112kTaxed X1 cars, year 2023: 115kTaxed X1 cars, year 2024: 119kTaxed X1 cars, year 2025: 130k130k
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YearTaxed X1 cars
201434,752
201539,262
201651,806
201765,367
201879,739
201991,957
202098,422
2021105,187
2022112,107
2023115,068
2024119,342
2025129,723

X1 cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)X1 cars on SORN, year 2014: 261X1 cars on SORN, year 2015: 144X1 cars on SORN, year 2016: 191X1 cars on SORN, year 2017: 358X1 cars on SORN, year 2018: 422X1 cars on SORN, year 2019: 697X1 cars on SORN, year 2020: 816X1 cars on SORN, year 2021: 757X1 cars on SORN, year 2022: 941X1 cars on SORN, year 2023: 1kX1 cars on SORN, year 2024: 2kX1 cars on SORN, year 2025: 3k3k
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YearX1 cars on SORN
2014261
2015144
2016191
2017358
2018422
2019697
2020816
2021757
2022941
20231,299
20242,030
20252,594

Which model years survive

Taxed X1 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 129,723 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed X1 cars
202511,3578.8%
20246,7155.2%
20234,3823.4%
20226,6545.1%
20217,1545.5%
20207,3365.7%
201913,29110.2%
201814,23011.0%
201713,59910.5%
201612,1159.3%
20154,3653.4%
20147,3285.6%
20136,6045.1%
20124,8103.7%
20115,3104.1%
20104,1033.2%
All other build years (three years, each under 1%)3700.3%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name X1 under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the X1 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, X1 vs all cars, 2025.

BMW X1All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)BMW X1, vehicle age 3: 91.5%BMW X1, vehicle age 4: 91.6%BMW X1, vehicle age 5: 90.1%BMW X1, vehicle age 6: 88.8%BMW X1, vehicle age 7: 85.9%BMW X1, vehicle age 8: 84.3%BMW X1, vehicle age 9: 82.8%BMW X1, vehicle age 10: 78.2%BMW X1, vehicle age 11: 73.3%BMW X1, vehicle age 12: 72.7%BMW X1, vehicle age 13: 69.4%BMW X1, vehicle age 14: 68.8%BMW X1, vehicle age 15: 67.8%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%BMW X1 67.8%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)X1 testsX1 pass rateAll cars
37,43691.5%88.5%
47,61491.6%87.2%
57,65890.1%86.0%
613,59188.8%83.5%
714,64785.9%80.9%
813,88284.3%78.2%
912,49282.8%74.9%
104,60378.2%71.9%
117,68973.3%68.6%
126,99272.7%65.8%
135,12769.4%63.5%
145,66368.8%61.2%
154,40767.8%59.3%

Better or worse than the average car?

The X1's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the X1 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

X1 ahead
-10-5+0+5+10Age 3: +3.0 points vs the average car3Age 4: +4.4 points vs the average carAge 5: +4.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: +5.3 points vs the average carAge 7: +5.0 points vs the average car7Age 8: +6.1 points vs the average carAge 9: +7.9 points vs the average car9Age 10: +6.3 points vs the average carAge 11: +4.7 points vs the average car11Age 12: +6.9 points vs the average carAge 13: +5.9 points vs the average car13Age 14: +7.6 points vs the average carAge 15: +8.5 points vs the average car15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+3.0
4+4.4
5+4.1
6+5.3
7+5.0
8+6.1
9+7.9
10+6.3
11+4.7
12+6.9
13+5.9
14+7.6
15+8.5

The X1 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the X1 fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 7k3Age 4: 7kAge 5: 7k5Age 6: 13kAge 7: 14k7Age 8: 13kAge 9: 12k9Age 10: 4kAge 11: 7k11Age 12: 6kAge 13: 5k13Age 14: 5kAge 15: 4k15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
37,436
47,614
57,658
613,591
714,647
813,882
912,492
104,603
117,689
126,992
135,127
145,663
154,407

What an X1 fails on

Where the failure items land when an X1 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Tyres25.8%
Suspension20.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.3%
Brakes12.8%
Visibility10.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.8%
Body, chassis, structure3.3%
Road Wheels1.7%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.6% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a X1, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 44.3% of advisories44.3%Brakes: 23.8% of advisories23.8%Suspension: 17.7% of advisories17.7%Non-component advisories: 8.1% of advisories8.1%Noise, emissions and leaks: 2.0% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 1.4% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres44.3%
Brakes23.8%
Suspension17.7%
Non-component advisories8.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.0%
Identification of the vehicle1.4%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid X1?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested X1 fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 78.3% of 71,271 tests78.3%Diesel71,271 testsPetrol: 89.1% of 35,520 tests89.1%Petrol35,520 testsHybrid electric: 90.6% of 5,225 tests90.6%Hybrid5,225 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel71,27178.3%
Petrol35,52089.1%
Hybrid electric5,22590.6%

What mileage is normal for an X1?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) X1; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical X1 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–43,750)Age 5: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 26,250–46,250)Age 6: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 31,250–53,750)Age 7: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 38,750–66,250)Age 8: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)Age 9: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 53,750–88,750)Age 10: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 58,750–96,250)Age 11: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 68,750–106,250)Age 12: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–111,250)Age 13: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 81,250–121,250)Age 14: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 88,750–131,250)Age 15: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 93,750–138,750)116k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25023,75033,750
421,25031,25043,750
526,25036,25046,250
631,25041,25053,750
738,75051,25066,250
846,25063,75081,250
953,75068,75088,750
1058,75076,25096,250
1168,75086,250106,250
1271,25091,250111,250
1381,250101,250121,250
1488,750108,750131,250
1593,750116,250138,750

What fails at each age

The X1's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresVisibilityBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres62.8%
3-5 yrsVisibility10.5%
3-5 yrsBrakes7.0%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5.7%
3-5 yrsSuspension4.5%
3-5 yrsEverything else9.5%
6-9 yrsTyres33.7%
6-9 yrsSuspension21.2%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12.3%
6-9 yrsBrakes11.3%
6-9 yrsVisibility10.9%
6-9 yrsEverything else10.6%
10-13 yrsSuspension27.3%
10-13 yrsTyres22.7%
10-13 yrsBrakes17.3%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.3%
10-13 yrsVisibility7.8%
10-13 yrsEverything else11.6%
14+ yrsSuspension27.2%
14+ yrsTyres19.7%
14+ yrsBrakes16.9%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment15.8%
14+ yrsVisibility7.5%
14+ yrsEverything else12.9%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.