MOT performance

BMW X5 hybrid: MOT pass rate and common failures

Of 14,717 MOT tests on hybrid BMW X5s in 2023–2024 (on average 3.4 years old at test, median 38,533 miles), 84.9% passed first time, against 78.5% of 151,292 diesel BMW X5 tests. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, hybrid BMW X5s failed 16% more often than comparable cars — 1.16× against 0.71× for the BMW X5 as a whole.

14,717 MOT tests on 9,995 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto

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At a glance

BMW X5 hybrid MOT results at a glance
Figure	Value	Basis
First-time pass rate	84.9%	±0.6 pts (95%), n = 14,717
All BMW X5s	78.5%	n = 180,951
Failures vs similar cars	1.16×	same age, mileage and fuel = 1.00; BMW X5 overall 0.71×
Tests with a dangerous defect	6.3%	n = 14,717
Average age at test	3.4 years	n = 14,717
Registration years covered	2015–2022	DVSA first-use date

Hybrid against the other BMW X5 fuels

Official DVSA test results by fuel, with 73 Auto's adjusted ratio (failures against cars of the same age, mileage and fuel). The hybrid cars were tested 6.8 years younger on average than the diesel ones, so the raw pass rates partly reflect age; the adjusted column doesn't.

BMW X5 MOT results by fuel
Fuel	Tests	Average age	First-time pass	vs similar cars	Dangerous
Diesel	151,292	10.2 yrs	78.5%	-32%	7.3%
Petrol	14,941	13.2 yrs	72.5%	-21%	7.8%
Hybrid	14,717	3.4 yrs	84.9%	+16%	6.3%

Where hybrid BMW X5s differ

Noise, emissions and leaks: hybrid BMW X5s failed 324% more often than the BMW X5 overall, relative to comparable cars (1.83× vs 0.43×).
Seat belts and airbags: hybrid BMW X5s failed 210% more often than the BMW X5 overall, relative to comparable cars (2.38× vs 0.77×).
Tyres: hybrid BMW X5s failed 65% more often than the BMW X5 overall, relative to comparable cars (1.74× vs 1.05×).
Suspension: hybrid BMW X5s failed 59% more often than the BMW X5 overall, relative to comparable cars (0.92× vs 0.58×).

BMW X5 hybrid MOT failures by area, against the model overall
Area	Hybrid (vs similar)	All BMW X5s (vs similar)
Tyres	10.3% (+74%)	7.4% (+5%)
Lights, reflectors and electrical	1.9% (-36%)	6.9% (-44%)
Driver's view of the road	1.5% (-50%)	3.2% (-33%)
Suspension	0.8% (-8%)	5.9% (-42%)

Most common hybrid BMW X5 failure items

2 of these 5 items are not among the BMW X5's ten most common failures overall.

Most common hybrid BMW X5 MOT failure items
Item	Area	Share of tests
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords	Tyres	4.95%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed	Tyres	3.98%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm	Tyres	0.90%
Side repeaters: not working	Lights, reflectors and electrical	0.81%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure	Tyres	0.75%

Pass rate by age, by fuel

BMW X5 MOT pass rate by age and fuel
Age at test (years)	hybrid pass rate (tests)	diesel pass rate (tests)	petrol pass rate (tests)
3-4	87.1% (4,823)	87.4% (18,966)	88.2% (2,760)
5-6	83.9% (2,022)	86.6% (22,766)	88.3% (1,320)
7-8	86.5% (1,436)	86.6% (23,628)	86.7% (549)
9-10	—	82.7% (17,904)	—
11-12	—	76.7% (15,598)	84.5% (233)
13-15	—	72.6% (21,486)	73.8% (781)
16+	—	62.2% (29,186)	61.4% (8,231)

BMW X5 by registration year

Registration-year pages cover every fuel of that year.

2002 BMW X5 · 61.6%
2003 BMW X5 · 60.1%
2004 BMW X5 · 60.7%
2005 BMW X5 · 60.5%
2006 BMW X5 · 60.7%
2007 BMW X5 · 67.9%
2008 BMW X5 · 71.2%
2009 BMW X5 · 72.6%
2010 BMW X5 · 75.5%
2011 BMW X5 · 76.4%
2012 BMW X5 · 76.9%
2013 BMW X5 · 79.0%
2014 BMW X5 · 85.6%
2015 BMW X5 · 86.3%
2016 BMW X5 · 87.3%
2017 BMW X5 · 86.5%
2018 BMW X5 · 85.9%
2019 BMW X5 · 87.2%
2020 BMW X5 · 87.2%
2021 BMW X5 · 84.6%

What this does and doesn't tell you

Fuel is DVSA's recorded fuel type; plug-in and self-charging hybrids are grouped as hybrid. A difference between fuels can come from the engines themselves, or from how the cars are used — diesels typically cover more miles, and the adjusted ratio allows for mileage band but not for every difference in use. For one car, its own MOT history is the better guide: see MOT check.

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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.