BMWX1 MOT results

In 2025, 82.2% of BMW X1 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 76.5% for cars of the same age. 5.2% had at least one dangerous defect (6.6% for cars the same age). The typical BMW X1 tested was 7 years old with 60,200 miles. Based on 109,487 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many BMW X1 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 82.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 76.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.0%passed after repair
Failed: 14.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 5.2%same age 6.6%
Typical mileage: 60,200at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

BMW X1All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	260	91.2%	91.7%
2022	7,035	91.4%	88.5%
2021	7,226	91.6%	87.2%
2020	7,295	90.0%	85.9%
2019	13,049	88.8%	83.5%
2018	14,223	85.9%	80.8%
2017	13,589	84.2%	78.1%
2016	12,271	82.7%	74.8%
2015	4,533	78.2%	71.8%
2014	7,612	73.2%	68.5%
2013	6,921	72.7%	65.6%
2012	5,084	69.4%	63.2%
2011	5,614	68.8%	61.0%
2010	4,376	67.8%	59.1%
2009	395	64.6%	58.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

BMW X1All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	14,834	91.3%	87.4%	29,600
5-9 years	59,394	85.5%	79.1%	54,800
10-14 years	29,812	71.5%	65.7%	95,700
15-19 years	2,617	67.6%	57.6%	118,000
20-29 years	1	100.0%	59.6%	144,600

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the BMW X1 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	3,287	3.0%	1.0×	83.3%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,376	2.2%	1.0×	83.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	2,152	2.0%	1.1×	82.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,978	1.8%	1.1×	81.7%
RG Reading	South East	1,957	1.8%	1.2×	81.8%
GU Guildford	South East	1,953	1.8%	1.3×	80.2%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,914	1.7%	0.9×	78.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,866	1.7%	1.0×	82.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,852	1.7%	1.0×	83.3%
M Manchester	North West	1,672	1.5%	1.0×	81.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,579	1.4%	1.0×	84.7%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,553	1.4%	0.9×	78.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,536	1.4%	1.1×	79.8%
BS Bristol	South West	1,456	1.3%	0.8×	80.4%
BN Brighton	South East	1,436	1.3%	1.1×	81.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,427	1.3%	0.9×	85.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,417	1.3%	1.0×	78.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,415	1.3%	1.3×	82.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,414	1.3%	1.0×	83.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,328	1.2%	0.9×	82.0%
L Liverpool	North West	1,323	1.2%	1.1×	83.4%
SK Stockport	North West	1,308	1.2%	1.2×	81.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,293	1.2%	0.8×	76.6%
OX Oxford	South East	1,292	1.2%	1.1×	81.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,289	1.2%	1.0×	78.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,284	1.2%	1.4×	86.8%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,276	1.2%	1.0×	83.7%
SN Swindon	South West	1,244	1.1%	1.3×	80.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,237	1.1%	1.0×	80.1%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,226	1.1%	1.0×	79.6%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,205	1.1%	1.0×	83.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,204	1.1%	0.8×	80.8%
EX Exeter	South West	1,196	1.1%	1.0×	77.7%
RH Redhill	South East	1,191	1.1%	1.1×	83.1%
WA Warrington	North West	1,185	1.1%	1.1×	80.5%
PL Plymouth	South West	1,180	1.1%	1.1×	78.4%
SO Southampton	South East	1,176	1.1%	0.9×	80.4%
SL Slough	South East	1,138	1.0%	1.5×	86.4%
SE London SE	London	1,123	1.0%	1.3×	85.9%
PR Preston	North West	1,117	1.0%	1.1×	83.9%
CH Chester	North West	1,111	1.0%	0.9×	78.1%
SA Swansea	Wales	1,080	1.0%	0.8×	81.8%
ME Rochester	South East	1,063	1.0%	0.9×	83.2%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,051	1.0%	1.0×	83.8%
RM Romford	London	1,038	0.9%	1.2×	87.5%
NW London NW	London	1,031	0.9%	1.4×	86.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	1,019	0.9%	1.1×	84.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,018	0.9%	0.8×	80.8%
TW Twickenham	London	997	0.9%	1.3×	89.0%
NP Newport	Wales	947	0.9%	1.0×	80.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	946	0.9%	1.0×	83.2%
EN Enfield	London	945	0.9%	1.5×	90.3%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	928	0.8%	1.1×	77.8%
HA Harrow	London	902	0.8%	1.4×	88.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	900	0.8%	0.9×	81.7%
SG Stevenage	East of England	893	0.8%	1.1×	84.9%
TS Teesside	North East	885	0.8%	0.9×	84.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	870	0.8%	0.8×	78.0%
CR Croydon	London	850	0.8%	1.2×	86.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	821	0.7%	0.9×	86.6%
LU Luton	East of England	811	0.7%	1.1×	83.4%
BL Bolton	North West	805	0.7%	1.0×	83.4%
CB Cambridge	East of England	802	0.7%	1.0×	78.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	798	0.7%	1.1×	83.5%
DA Dartford	South East	795	0.7%	1.0×	87.9%
UB Southall	London	779	0.7%	1.2×	87.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	758	0.7%	0.9×	79.8%
BA Bath	South West	757	0.7%	0.8×	77.3%
OL Oldham	North West	748	0.7%	1.0×	82.0%
SW London SW	London	747	0.7%	1.6×	86.1%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	735	0.7%	0.8×	85.3%
IG Ilford	London	735	0.7%	1.5×	85.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	731	0.7%	1.0×	84.8%
CO Colchester	East of England	722	0.7%	0.8×	80.7%
E London E	London	712	0.7%	0.8×	87.9%
N London N	London	701	0.6%	1.0×	86.3%
CW Crewe	North West	697	0.6%	1.1×	82.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	692	0.6%	0.9×	78.3%
WD Watford	East of England	673	0.6%	1.6×	79.0%
CA Carlisle	North West	672	0.6%	1.0×	85.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	644	0.6%	0.8×	85.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	601	0.5%	1.1×	80.9%
TA Taunton	South West	596	0.5%	0.8×	80.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	592	0.5%	1.3×	81.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	589	0.5%	0.9×	83.2%
BR Bromley	London	585	0.5%	1.5×	91.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	584	0.5%	0.9×	82.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	564	0.5%	1.0×	83.2%
DL Darlington	North East	545	0.5%	0.9×	78.7%
TR Truro	South West	535	0.5%	0.8×	80.0%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	534	0.5%	0.7×	78.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	533	0.5%	0.9×	78.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	529	0.5%	0.9×	74.3%
DH Durham	North East	517	0.5%	1.0×	87.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	516	0.5%	0.9×	75.4%
SP Salisbury	South West	499	0.5%	1.0×	75.8%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	433	0.4%	1.1×	80.1%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	421	0.4%	0.9×	81.2%
PA Paisley	Scotland	414	0.4%	0.8×	79.7%
W London W	London	413	0.4%	1.4×	86.4%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	410	0.4%	1.3×	80.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	403	0.4%	0.8×	83.1%
IV Inverness	Scotland	392	0.4%	0.8×	80.6%
WN Wigan	North West	387	0.4%	0.8×	80.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	376	0.3%	0.8×	80.9%
DD Dundee	Scotland	375	0.3%	0.8×	76.5%
PH Perth	Scotland	357	0.3%	1.1×	82.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	323	0.3%	0.8×	79.6%
TF Telford	West Midlands	296	0.3%	0.7×	80.4%
SR Sunderland	North East	267	0.2%	0.7×	79.0%
SM Sutton	London	244	0.2%	1.0×	81.1%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	243	0.2%	1.0×	88.5%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	202	0.2%	0.7×	81.2%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	184	0.2%	0.9×	75.0%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	61	<0.1%	0.7×	82.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	47	<0.1%	0.5×	68.1%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	32	<0.1%	0.7×	78.1%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	13	<0.1%	0.3×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	8,552	7.8%	1.0×	79.9%
North East	4,080	3.7%	0.9×	83.0%
North West	13,200	12.1%	1.0×	82.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber	9,387	8.6%	0.9×	82.2%
Wales	4,527	4.1%	0.9×	80.4%
West Midlands	9,909	9.1%	0.9×	83.1%
East Midlands	7,194	6.6%	1.0×	81.4%
East of England	10,994	10.0%	1.0×	82.2%
London	13,086	12.0%	1.3×	87.2%
South East	18,086	16.5%	1.1×	82.0%
South West	10,461	9.6%	0.9×	78.7%

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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 X1Cars the same age

Tyres6.0%6.1%
Suspension4.7%6.6%
Lights and electrics4.6%7.8%
Brakes3.0%4.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.9%3.7%
Emissions and leaks1.2%2.2%
Body and structure1.0%2.0%
Seat belts and airbags0.2%0.6%
Steering0.2%1.4%

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

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed BMW X1 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.2%	1.1%	2.0×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	2.1%	1.5%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.7%	2.1%	0.8×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.4%	1.2%	1.2×	100.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.2%	1.1%	1.1×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.2%	2.0%	0.6×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.1%	1.8%	0.6×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.9%	1.7%	0.5×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	0.8%	1.5%	0.5×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	0.8%	1.3%	0.6×	0.0%

“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	17.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.7%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.1%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	6.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	4.3%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.5%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.1%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.0%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	2.0%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	70,142	78.2%
Petrol	33,930	89.1%
Hybrid	5,414	90.8%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model