BMWIX MOT results

In 2025, 85.8% of BMW IX MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 88.5% for cars of the same age. 5.5% had at least one dangerous defect (3.7% for cars the same age). The typical BMW IX tested was 3 years old with 29,400 miles. Based on 5,349 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many BMW IX cars are on the road

First-time pass: 85.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 88.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.5%passed after repair
Failed: 12.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 5.5%same age 3.7%
Typical mileage: 29,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

BMW IXAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	165	89.1%	91.7%
2022	4,859	85.5%	88.5%
2021	323	88.2%	87.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

BMW IXAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3,725	85.3%	87.4%	30,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the BMW IX is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	201	3.8%	1.2×	85.1%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	134	2.5%	1.5×	82.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	120	2.2%	1.3×	90.0%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	119	2.2%	2.7×	85.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	118	2.2%	1.4×	79.7%
WD Watford	East of England	112	2.1%	5.3×	83.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	107	2.0%	1.9×	90.7%
SK Stockport	North West	107	2.0%	2.0×	83.2%
RG Reading	South East	106	2.0%	1.3×	86.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	105	2.0%	2.0×	84.8%
GU Guildford	South East	102	1.9%	1.4×	83.3%
NW London NW	London	101	1.9%	2.8×	94.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	98	1.8%	1.2×	92.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	97	1.8%	1.0×	85.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	91	1.7%	1.3×	94.5%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	87	1.6%	0.9×	78.2%
RM Romford	London	86	1.6%	2.0×	83.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	82	1.5%	1.4×	90.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	82	1.5%	0.7×	81.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	78	1.5%	1.2×	75.6%
SL Slough	South East	76	1.4%	2.0×	89.5%
WA Warrington	North West	75	1.4%	1.4×	85.3%
IG Ilford	London	74	1.4%	3.2×	86.5%
EN Enfield	London	69	1.3%	2.2×	92.8%
M Manchester	North West	69	1.3%	0.9×	76.8%
OX Oxford	South East	67	1.3%	1.1×	83.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	67	1.3%	0.9×	91.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	66	1.2%	1.4×	77.3%
L Liverpool	North West	66	1.2%	1.1×	87.9%
SN Swindon	South West	63	1.2%	1.3×	90.5%
CR Croydon	London	60	1.1%	1.7×	81.7%
BS Bristol	South West	59	1.1%	0.6×	81.4%
BL Bolton	North West	58	1.1%	1.4×	87.9%
PR Preston	North West	58	1.1%	1.2×	84.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	57	1.1%	0.9×	84.2%
FY Blackpool	North West	56	1.0%	2.5×	98.2%
BN Brighton	South East	54	1.0%	0.8×	75.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	54	1.0%	1.4×	88.9%
CH Chester	North West	52	1.0%	0.9×	82.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	52	1.0%	0.7×	86.5%
RH Redhill	South East	52	1.0%	0.9×	84.6%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	52	1.0%	0.9×	82.7%
UB Southall	London	50	0.9%	1.5×	86.0%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	50	0.9%	1.4×	86.0%
BH Bournemouth	South West	49	0.9%	0.9×	93.9%
BR Bromley	London	49	0.9%	2.6×	89.8%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	49	0.9%	0.7×	85.7%
SE London SE	London	49	0.9%	1.2×	87.8%
SG Stevenage	East of England	47	0.9%	1.2×	89.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	46	0.9%	0.5×	73.9%
HA Harrow	London	45	0.8%	1.4×	80.0%
DA Dartford	South East	44	0.8%	1.1×	90.9%
ME Rochester	South East	44	0.8%	0.8×	95.5%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	43	0.8%	0.9×	79.1%
SO Southampton	South East	41	0.8%	0.6×	90.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	41	0.8%	0.9×	82.9%
SW London SW	London	41	0.8%	1.8×	90.2%
TS Teesside	North East	41	0.8%	0.8×	90.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	39	0.7%	1.8×	79.5%
TW Twickenham	London	39	0.7%	1.0×	94.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	39	0.7%	0.8×	82.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	37	0.7%	0.6×	81.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	36	0.7%	1.4×	72.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	33	0.6%	0.8×	93.9%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.6%	2.2×	97.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	0.6%	0.9×	81.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	33	0.6%	0.5×	81.8%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	0.6%	0.7×	87.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	32	0.6%	0.5×	84.4%
OL Oldham	North West	31	0.6%	0.8×	93.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	31	0.6%	0.8×	96.8%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	30	0.6%	0.7×	80.0%
CW Crewe	North West	29	0.5%	0.9×	–
PO Portsmouth	South East	29	0.5%	0.4×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	28	0.5%	0.7×	–
EX Exeter	South West	25	0.5%	0.4×	–
NP Newport	Wales	25	0.5%	0.5×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	25	0.5%	0.7×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	24	0.4%	0.8×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	24	0.4%	0.9×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	23	0.4%	0.7×	–
LU Luton	East of England	22	0.4%	0.6×	–
N London N	London	22	0.4%	0.6×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	21	0.4%	0.7×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	20	0.4%	0.3×	–
W London W	London	20	0.4%	1.4×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	19	0.4%	0.6×	–
BA Bath	South West	18	0.3%	0.4×	–
E London E	London	18	0.3%	0.4×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	18	0.3%	1.1×	–
DH Durham	North East	17	0.3%	0.6×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	17	0.3%	0.6×	–
TA Taunton	South West	17	0.3%	0.5×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	16	0.3%	0.6×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	14	0.3%	0.6×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	14	0.3%	0.7×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	14	0.3%	0.5×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	13	0.2%	0.6×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	13	0.2%	0.2×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	12	0.2%	0.5×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	11	0.2%	0.2×	–
WN Wigan	North West	11	0.2%	0.4×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	10	0.2%	0.4×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	9	0.2%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	9	0.2%	0.4×	–
SM Sutton	London	8	0.1%	0.7×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	7	0.1%	0.3×	–
TR Truro	South West	7	0.1%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DL Darlington	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DT Dorchester	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	348	6.5%	0.8×	80.5%
North East	196	3.7%	0.9×	83.2%
North West	713	13.3%	1.2×	85.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	483	9.0%	1.0×	86.7%
Wales	102	1.9%	0.4×	80.4%
West Midlands	515	9.6%	1.0×	88.2%
East Midlands	332	6.2%	0.9×	85.2%
East of England	554	10.4%	1.0×	83.6%
London	850	15.9%	1.7×	88.0%
South East	927	17.3%	1.1×	86.8%
South West	329	6.2%	0.6×	86.9%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

BMW IXCars the same age

Tyres9.2%4.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.2%2.6%
Steering1.3%0.1%
Lights and electrics1.0%2.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.4%0.3%
Suspension0.2%0.7%
Brakes0.1%1.4%
Body and structure0.1%0.2%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed BMW IX tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	4.3%	2.0%	2.2×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	2.9%	1.0%	2.9×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.4%	1.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	1.2%	1.9×	100.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	1.1%	0.0%	–	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.7%	0.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle	0.6%	0.1%	6.0×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.4%	0.3%	1.3×	0.0%
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.3%	0.2%	1.5×	100.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.2%	0.4%	0.5×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	19.0%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	3.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.7%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	1.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	1.4%
Condition: slightly damaged	0.7%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play	0.6%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	0.5%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	0.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	0.2%

MOT results for every model