BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 6.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 4,520 individual BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 83.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 17 in every 100 BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto tested had covered 40,185 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 4.4% of tests (3.61x the national rate for this defect)
2. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (3.28x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 5.9% of tests (2.95x the national rate for this defect)
4. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.2% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this defect)
5. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.7% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)
6. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.8% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.1% of tests

From 9,760 DVSA-tracked BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 14.3% of these flagged BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto year:

• 2019 BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto - 84.3% first-time pass, 267 tests
• 2020 BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto - 87.5% first-time pass, 1,034 tests
• 2021 BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto - 82.5% first-time pass, 3,135 tests

Other BMW models

• BMW 3 Series - 76.8%
• BMW 118 - 81.9%
• BMW 116 - 78.6%
• BMW X1 - 85.2%
• BMW X3 - 82.3%
• BMW X5 - 81.2%
• BMW 1 Series - 81.6%
• BMW 520 - 80.2%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A - 83.4%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto - 83.4%
• Ford Transit Custom - 83.3%
• BMW 4 Series - 83.3%
• Triumph Stag - 83.3%
• Audi Q7 - 83.2%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

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• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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