84.6%
BMW X4
BMW X4 MOT pass rate and common problems
The BMW X4 passed 84.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the X4 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
79.3%
BMW average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The X4 runs 5.2 points ahead of the BMW average. It is 13th of the 28 BMW models in the data. The average X4 arrived at its test 6.9 years old with 62,706 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
X4 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
BMW X4 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.8% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 82.4%, a drop of 6.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 5,815 | 88.8% | 16.5 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 10,916 | 81.8% | 9.5 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 187 | 82.4% | 10.1 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where X4 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on BMW X4 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and visibility together account for 46.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common X4 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on BMW X4 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 62.2% of everything testers recorded against failed BMW X4 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a X4
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and condition has ply or cords exposed. 24% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 13.9% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken. 9.4% of failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 4.9% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific X4 has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used BMW X4 buying guide.
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BMW X4 MOT FAQs
What is the BMW X4 MOT pass rate?
84.6% of BMW X4 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 17,930 tests. That is 12.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 125th of 575 models.
What does a BMW X4 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on BMW X4 cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 10.4% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (9.8%) and coil spring fractured or broken (9.4%).
Which area causes the most BMW X4 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 30.7%, followed by visibility at 15.6%.
Do older BMW X4 cars fail their MOT more often?
BMW X4 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.8% of MOT tests in 2025, against 82.4% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every BMW X4 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every BMW X4 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific BMW X4's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.