BMW X5 — reliability by registration year

2002–2022 · 21 registration years · 87,732 first tests

2014 breaks the run — 2.9 pp better than the years either side 2006 breaks the run — 4.3 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every X5 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 X5 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 7,199 84.2% 85.5% Tyres — Condition (rear) 49.4%
2021 5,891 85.5% 86.7% Tyres — Condition (rear) 47.6%
2020 4,592 88.0% 89.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 43.3%
2019 7,936 87.0% 88.5% Tyres — Condition (rear) 35.1%
2018 6,560 85.4% 87.6% Tyres — Condition (rear) 28.5%
2017 5,716 86.5% 88.6% Tyres — Condition (rear) 29.4%
2016 5,995 86.9% 88.7% Tyres — Condition (rear) 25.9%
2015 6,460 84.6% 86.8% Tyres — Condition (rear) 24.3%
2014 4,982 84.3% 87.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 22.7%
2.9 pp better than the years either side What failed 2014 X5s most often: Tyres — Condition (rear) (22.7%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (9.9%) · Ball joint (front) (7.8%)
2013 3,113 78.2% 80.9% Tyres — Condition (rear) 18.4%
2012 3,583 76.4% 79.7% Tyres — Condition (rear) 18.1%
2011 3,423 76.5% 79.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.5%
2010 3,202 75.6% 79.6% Tyres — Condition (rear) 13.6%
2009 3,386 71.4% 76.6% Tyres — Condition (rear) 13.9%
2008 2,738 71.8% 77.0% Tyres — Condition (rear) 11.0%
2007 2,666 69.0% 75.5% Tyres — Condition (rear) 11.9%
2006 2,310 61.4% 67.1% Ball joint (front) 18.8%
4.3 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2006 X5s most often: Ball joint (front) (18.8%) · Rbt (sp) (18.1%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (11.3%)
2005 3,827 62.4% 68.4% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 21.1%
2004 2,090 62.9% 69.0% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 21.2%
2003 1,326 62.0% 69.4% Rbt (sp) 17.2%
2002 737 59.7% 66.8%

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