2020 BMW X7: MOT pass rate and reliability
85.3% of 2020 BMW X7s pass the MOT first time, measured across 550 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 40,051 miles.
How the 2020 compares
- Against all BMW X7s (85.4%, 1,153 tests): -0.1 points
- Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): -4.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every BMW X7 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the BMW X7:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 84.9% | 515 | 47,325 |
| 2020 | 85.3% | 550 | 40,051 |
What this means if you are buying a 2020 X7
The 2020 sits close to the BMW X7 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 6-year-old car fails on
A 2020 car is 6 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2020 BMW X7 the average at test was 40,051 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.
2020 is the strongest year on record for this model at 85.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2019 BMW X7 - 84.9%