BMW X5 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a BMW X5 in Great Britain in 2025 — 92,812 tests. Figures cover every X5 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the X5 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
80.3%
8.0 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
92,812
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.4%
of X5 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
91,250
middle half: 73,750–108,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many BMW X5 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 121,167 BMW X5 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 106,390 taxed and 14,777 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 X5 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
106,390
87.8% of the 121,167 X5 cars taxed or on SORN; 116 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
14,777
declared off the road by their keepers — 12.2% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed X5 cars is still rising: 106,390 at the end of 2025, up 1,758 (1.7%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 1,524 at the end of 2014 to 14,777 at the end of 2025, up 869.6%. 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 X5 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 X5 cars, year 2014: 77kTaxed X5 cars, year 2015: 83kTaxed X5 cars, year 2016: 89kTaxed X5 cars, year 2017: 92kTaxed X5 cars, year 2018: 95kTaxed X5 cars, year 2019: 99kTaxed X5 cars, year 2020: 100kTaxed X5 cars, year 2021: 103kTaxed X5 cars, year 2022: 106kTaxed X5 cars, year 2023: 105kTaxed X5 cars, year 2024: 105kTaxed X5 cars, year 2025: 106k106k
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YearTaxed X5 cars
201477,171
201583,152
201688,722
201792,096
201895,458
201998,723
202099,992
2021102,943
2022105,769
2023105,164
2024104,632
2025106,390

X5 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.

05k10k15k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)X5 cars on SORN, year 2014: 2kX5 cars on SORN, year 2015: 2kX5 cars on SORN, year 2016: 3kX5 cars on SORN, year 2017: 4kX5 cars on SORN, year 2018: 5kX5 cars on SORN, year 2019: 7kX5 cars on SORN, year 2020: 8kX5 cars on SORN, year 2021: 9kX5 cars on SORN, year 2022: 10kX5 cars on SORN, year 2023: 12kX5 cars on SORN, year 2024: 13kX5 cars on SORN, year 2025: 15k15k
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YearX5 cars on SORN
20141,524
20151,922
20162,716
20173,942
20185,069
20196,910
20207,929
20218,700
202210,078
202311,744
202413,459
202514,777

Which model years survive

Taxed X5 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 106,390 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 1 taxed X5 car has no recorded year of manufacture and is not in the table, so the rows add up to 106,389. 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 X5 cars
20256,8906.5%
20246,1855.8%
20235,2835.0%
20227,2606.8%
20216,0285.7%
20204,8454.6%
20198,4678.0%
20186,8216.4%
20175,9275.6%
20166,2235.8%
20156,7456.3%
20145,0854.8%
20133,1413.0%
20123,5873.4%
20113,3523.2%
20103,1393.0%
20093,2503.1%
20082,5222.4%
20072,2962.2%
20062,0481.9%
20053,3833.2%
20041,8271.7%
20031,1141.0%
All other build years (four years, each under 1%)9710.9%

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 X5 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 X5 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, X5 vs all cars, 2025.

BMW X5All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)BMW X5, vehicle age 3: 85%BMW X5, vehicle age 4: 86%BMW X5, vehicle age 5: 88.2%BMW X5, vehicle age 6: 87.2%BMW X5, vehicle age 7: 85.5%BMW X5, vehicle age 8: 86.6%BMW X5, vehicle age 9: 86.9%BMW X5, vehicle age 10: 84.7%BMW X5, vehicle age 11: 84.5%BMW X5, vehicle age 12: 78.2%BMW X5, vehicle age 13: 76.5%BMW X5, vehicle age 14: 76.6%BMW X5, vehicle age 15: 75.8%BMW X5, vehicle age 16: 71.5%BMW X5, vehicle age 17: 72%BMW X5, vehicle age 18: 69.2%BMW X5, vehicle age 19: 62%BMW X5, vehicle age 20: 62.8%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 X5 62.8%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)X5 testsX5 pass rateAll cars
37,80485.0%88.5%
46,32886.0%87.2%
54,86688.2%86.0%
68,39587.2%83.5%
76,87085.5%80.9%
85,96986.6%78.2%
96,25286.9%74.9%
106,72984.7%71.9%
115,15284.5%68.6%
123,23978.2%65.8%
133,72676.5%63.5%
143,54176.6%61.2%
153,29675.8%59.3%
163,51471.5%58.3%
172,83172.0%57.2%
182,75969.2%57.4%
192,44662.0%57.0%
204,04262.8%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The X5's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the X5 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

X5 aheadX5 behind
-18-9+0+9+18Age 3: -3.5 points vs the average car3Age 4: -1.2 points vs the average carAge 5: +2.2 points vs the average car5Age 6: +3.7 points vs the average carAge 7: +4.6 points vs the average car7Age 8: +8.4 points vs the average carAge 9: +12.0 points vs the average car9Age 10: +12.8 points vs the average carAge 11: +15.9 points vs the average car11Age 12: +12.4 points vs the average carAge 13: +13.0 points vs the average car13Age 14: +15.4 points vs the average carAge 15: +16.5 points vs the average car15Age 16: +13.2 points vs the average carAge 17: +14.8 points vs the average car17Age 18: +11.8 points vs the average carAge 19: +5.0 points vs the average car19Age 20: +5.2 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-3.5
4-1.2
5+2.2
6+3.7
7+4.6
8+8.4
9+12.0
10+12.8
11+15.9
12+12.4
13+13.0
14+15.4
15+16.5
16+13.2
17+14.8
18+11.8
19+5.0
20+5.2

The X5 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the X5 fleet still in use.

02k4k6k9kAge 3: 7k3Age 4: 6kAge 5: 4k5Age 6: 8kAge 7: 6k7Age 8: 5kAge 9: 6k9Age 10: 6kAge 11: 5k11Age 12: 3kAge 13: 3k13Age 14: 3kAge 15: 3k15Age 16: 3kAge 17: 2k17Age 18: 2kAge 19: 2k19Age 20: 4k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
37,804
46,328
54,866
68,395
76,870
85,969
96,252
106,729
115,152
123,239
133,726
143,541
153,296
163,514
172,831
182,759
192,446
204,042

What an X5 fails on

Where the failure items land when an X5 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Tyres23.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.4%
Suspension17.7%
Brakes13.9%
Visibility7.1%
Body, chassis, structure6.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.6%
Road Wheels2.4%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (94.8% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a X5, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 36.9% of advisories36.9%Brakes: 22.1% of advisories22.1%Suspension: 20.6% of advisories20.6%Noise, emissions and leaks: 8.0% of advisories8.0%Non-component advisories: 6.3% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 2.2% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres36.9%
Brakes22.1%
Suspension20.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks8.0%
Non-component advisories6.3%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.2%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid X5?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested X5 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: 79.4% of 68,780 tests79.4%Diesel68,780 testsHybrid electric: 84.8% of 9,938 tests84.8%Hybrid9,938 testsElectric diesel: 86.9% of 7,057 tests86.9%Electric diesel7,057 testsPetrol: 77.0% of 6,987 tests77.0%Petrol6,987 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel68,78079.4%
Hybrid electric9,93884.8%
Electric diesel7,05786.9%
Petrol6,98777.0%

What mileage is normal for an X5?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) X5; 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 X5 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–41,250)Age 4: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 31,250–53,750)Age 5: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 6: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 41,250–66,250)Age 7: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 48,750–78,750)Age 8: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 56,250–91,250)Age 9: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 63,750–98,750)Age 10: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 73,750–108,750)Age 11: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 81,250–121,250)Age 12: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 86,250–128,750)Age 13: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 93,750–133,750)Age 14: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 98,750–141,250)Age 15: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 106,250–148,750)Age 16: typical 133,750 miles (middle half 111,250–153,750)Age 17: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 116,250–158,750)Age 18: typical 143,750 miles (middle half 121,250–166,250)Age 19: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 126,250–171,250)Age 20: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 123,750–173,750)148k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
321,25031,25041,250
431,25041,25053,750
533,75046,25058,750
641,25053,75066,250
748,75063,75078,750
856,25073,75091,250
963,75081,25098,750
1073,75091,250108,750
1181,25098,750121,250
1286,250106,250128,750
1393,750113,750133,750
1498,750118,750141,250
15106,250126,250148,750
16111,250133,750153,750
17116,250138,750158,750
18121,250143,750166,250
19126,250148,750171,250
20123,750148,750173,750

What fails at each age

The X5'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.

TyresLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentVisibilitySuspensionIdentification of the vehicleBrakesBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres72.7%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.6%
3-5 yrsVisibility4.4%
3-5 yrsSuspension3.9%
3-5 yrsIdentification of the vehicle3.3%
3-5 yrsEverything else9.1%
6-9 yrsTyres49.0%
6-9 yrsSuspension11.1%
6-9 yrsBrakes9.8%
6-9 yrsVisibility6.9%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.7%
6-9 yrsEverything else16.5%
10-13 yrsTyres29.7%
10-13 yrsSuspension20.9%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment15.2%
10-13 yrsBrakes12.2%
10-13 yrsVisibility5.2%
10-13 yrsEverything else16.8%
14+ yrsSuspension23.6%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.9%
14+ yrsBrakes19.1%
14+ yrsTyres11.0%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure9.2%
14+ yrsEverything else15.2%

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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.