2007 BMW X3: MOT pass rate and reliability
70.9% of 2007 BMW X3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,260 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 130,214 miles.
How the 2007 compares
- Against all BMW X3s (82.7%, 92,297 tests): -11.8 points
- Against all 2007 cars (64.8%): +6.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW X3 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2007 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW X3:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71.9% | 2,139 | 123,893 |
| 2005 | 67.6% | 2,561 | 139,973 |
| 2006 | 70.9% | 3,043 | 136,543 |
| 2007 | 70.9% | 2,260 | 130,214 |
| 2008 | 75.7% | 1,483 | 120,629 |
| 2009 | 75.5% | 1,327 | 117,367 |
| 2010 | 78.3% | 913 | 115,249 |
| 2011 | 78.6% | 3,970 | 111,385 |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 6,765 | 105,733 |
| 2013 | 77.5% | 7,116 | 98,997 |
| 2014 | 79.2% | 6,051 | 91,402 |
| 2015 | 82.6% | 7,002 | 81,779 |
| 2016 | 83.7% | 9,028 | 70,060 |
| 2017 | 86.3% | 8,131 | 61,602 |
| 2018 | 90.4% | 8,110 | 49,193 |
| 2019 | 90% | 15,070 | 42,124 |
| 2020 | 90.1% | 5,290 | 34,221 |
| 2021 | 91.5% | 2,031 | 25,324 |
What this means if you are buying a 2007 X3
The 2007 is a weaker year for this model, passing 11.8 points less often than the BMW X3 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2007 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 19-year-old car fails on
A 2007 car is 19 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2007 BMW X3 the average at test was 130,214 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 91.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 67.6%. That 23.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2007 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2004 BMW X3 - 71.9%
- 2005 BMW X3 - 67.6%
- 2006 BMW X3 - 70.9%
- 2008 BMW X3 - 75.7%
- 2009 BMW X3 - 75.5%
- 2010 BMW X3 - 78.3%