BMW X1: reliability by registration year
2010-2022 · 13 registration years · 106,639 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every X1 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,624 | 91.1% | 92.4% | Tyre condition (rear) 33.0% |
| 2021 | 7,161 | 91.4% | 92.6% | Tyre condition (rear) 35.6% |
| 2020 | 7,266 | 90.0% | 91.6% | Tyre condition (rear) 27.1% |
| 2019 | 13,113 | 88.8% | 91.2% | Tyre condition (rear) 20.5% |
| 2018 | 14,013 | 85.8% | 88.9% | Tyre condition (rear) 15.2% |
| 2017 | 13,376 | 84.2% | 87.6% | Tyre condition (rear) 11.9% |
| 2016 | 11,961 | 82.8% | 85.6% | Coil spring (rear) 20.0% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 X1: Coil spring (rear) (20.0%) · Tyre condition (rear) (12.6%) · Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (8.0%) | ||||
| 2015 | 4,432 | 78.1% | 81.4% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.8% |
| 2014 | 7,367 | 73.0% | 77.0% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 21.7% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 X1: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (21.7%) · Tyre condition (front) (12.1%) · Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (8.3%) | ||||
| 2013 | 6,717 | 72.5% | 76.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 18.8% |
| 2012 | 4,929 | 69.2% | 73.3% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 16.5% |
| 2011 | 5,457 | 68.6% | 74.0% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 17.2% |
| 2010 | 4,223 | 67.4% | 72.7% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.7% |