2015 BMW X5: MOT pass rate and reliability
88% of 2015 BMW X5s pass the MOT first time, measured across 6,838 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 85,410 miles.
How the 2015 compares
- Against all BMW X5s (81.8%, 81,696 tests): +6.2 points
- Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): +9.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW X5 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2015 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW X5:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.6% | 506 | 144,267 |
| 2002 | 69.4% | 1,013 | 143,691 |
| 2003 | 68.6% | 1,814 | 142,570 |
| 2004 | 67.9% | 2,708 | 146,691 |
| 2005 | 67.2% | 4,835 | 146,897 |
| 2006 | 66.2% | 3,044 | 146,875 |
| 2007 | 73.7% | 3,232 | 138,327 |
| 2008 | 76.3% | 3,100 | 134,046 |
| 2009 | 78.1% | 3,770 | 128,530 |
| 2010 | 79.3% | 3,531 | 122,005 |
| 2011 | 79.7% | 3,849 | 114,879 |
| 2012 | 79.3% | 3,893 | 110,055 |
| 2013 | 82% | 3,341 | 102,537 |
| 2014 | 88% | 5,304 | 95,561 |
| 2015 | 88% | 6,838 | 85,410 |
| 2016 | 88.8% | 6,335 | 76,077 |
| 2017 | 88.3% | 6,086 | 67,601 |
| 2018 | 87.5% | 7,007 | 58,367 |
| 2019 | 88.8% | 8,246 | 46,781 |
| 2020 | 89.8% | 2,743 | 38,695 |
| 2021 | 88.4% | 474 | 36,824 |
What this means if you are buying a 2015 X5
The 2015 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.2 points more often than the BMW X5 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 an 11-year-old car fails on
A 2015 car is 11 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2015 BMW X5 the average at test was 85,410 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 2020 at 89.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 66.2%. That 23.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2015 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2012 BMW X5 - 79.3%
- 2013 BMW X5 - 82%
- 2014 BMW X5 - 88%
- 2016 BMW X5 - 88.8%
- 2017 BMW X5 - 88.3%
- 2018 BMW X5 - 87.5%