BMW X1 — reliability by registration year

2010–2022 · 13 registration years · 106,639 first tests

2016 breaks the run — 1.6 pp better than the years either side 2014 breaks the run — 2.3 pp worse than the years either side

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.

BMW X1 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 6,624 91.1% 92.4% Tyres — Condition (rear) 33.0%
2021 7,161 91.4% 92.6% Tyres — Condition (rear) 35.6%
2020 7,266 90.0% 91.6% Tyres — Condition (rear) 27.1%
2019 13,113 88.8% 91.2% Tyres — Condition (rear) 20.5%
2018 14,013 85.8% 88.9% Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.2%
2017 13,376 84.2% 87.6% Tyres — Condition (rear) 11.9%
2016 11,961 82.8% 85.6% Coil spring (rear) 20.0%
1.6 pp better than the years either side What failed 2016 X1s most often: Coil spring (rear) (20.0%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (12.6%) · Pins and bushes (front) (8.0%)
2015 4,432 78.1% 81.4% Pins and bushes (front) 15.8%
2014 7,367 73.0% 77.0% Pins and bushes (front) 21.7%
2.3 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 X1s most often: Pins and bushes (front) (21.7%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (12.1%) · Position lamp (front) (8.3%)
2013 6,717 72.5% 76.2% Pins and bushes (front) 18.8%
2012 4,929 69.2% 73.3% Pins and bushes (front) 16.5%
2011 5,457 68.6% 74.0% Pins and bushes (front) 17.2%
2010 4,223 67.4% 72.7% Pins and bushes (front) 13.7%

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