17.9%fail rate
BMW X3 MOT pass rate by year
How the BMW X3's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2004 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the BMW X3 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each BMW X3 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The BMW X3 averages 17.9% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.3% | 23.7% | 116,983 |
| 2005 | 76.3% | 23.7% | 116,804 |
| 2006 | 77.3% | 22.7% | 121,739 |
| 2007 | 77.6% | 22.4% | 76,572 |
| 2008 | 77.9% | 22.1% | 44,054 |
| 2009 | 78.6% | 21.4% | 31,426 |
| 2010 | 80.8% | 19.2% | 17,158 |
| 2011 | 82.5% | 17.5% | 66,838 |
| 2012 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 102,054 |
| 2013 | 82.1% | 17.9% | 95,787 |
| 2014 | 82.5% | 17.5% | 73,019 |
| 2015 | 84.4% | 15.6% | 72,525 |
| 2016 | 85.5% | 14.5% | 81,706 |
| 2017 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 64,652 |
| 2018 | 89.9% | 10.1% | 51,752 |
| 2019 | 90.5% | 9.5% | 82,201 |
| 2020 | 90.2% | 9.8% | 31,113 |
| 2021 | 89.8% | 10.2% | 32,782 |
| 2022 | 91.2% | 8.8% | 13,600 |
| 2023 | 92.0% | 8.0% | 2,197 |
Does age change how often a BMW X3 fails?
Older BMW X3s fail more often, as expected. The 2004 cars fail 23.7% of tests against 8.0% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 17.9%. The 2004 is the weakest year at 23.7%, and the 2023 the strongest at 8.0%.
More on the BMW X3
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| BMW X3: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All BMW models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain