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BMW X1 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

26.5% of 30,478 MOT tests of the BMW X1 first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.8 (95% CI 95.7–99.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

BMW X1 built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time26.5%all ages tested2019–202430478
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.7–99.9)97.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202430478
Rank among this model's 12 build years4of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202430478
Tested in 20244682testsmedian 110,042 miles20244682
line · BMW X1 built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 22.3% vs model normal 25.2% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against BMW X1 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 22.3% vs 25.2%; age 10: 23% vs 25.2%; age 11: 26.1% vs 26.5%; age 12: 28% vs 27.8%; age 13: 30.4% vs 29.1%; age 14: 30.2% vs 29.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2010 BMW X1 by registration · All BMW X1 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2010 BMW X1 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

BMW X1 built 2010: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
95,49222.321.2–23.425.288.4
105,1082321.9–24.225.291.2
115,18726.124.9–27.326.598.6
125,0902826.7–29.227.8100.5
134,91930.429.2–31.729.1104.5
144,68230.228.9–31.529.3102.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,478 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2010 BMW X1?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is tyres: 11.3 items per 100 first tests, against 8.6 across all build years of the BMW X1. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, BMW X1 built 2010 against the BMW X1 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres11.38.63,458
Suspension11.24.73,428
Brakes10.54.23,195
Visibility85.32,439
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.33.62,227

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,478 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the BMW X1, 2010 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 104.1. 2011: index 101.4.

BMW X1 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2009104.197.0–111.2no different (rough estimate)2,779
201097.895.7–99.9better30,478
2011101.499.4–103.4no different37,533
2012107.7105.4–110.0worse33,603
2013105.7103.6–107.8worse43,849
2014115.9113.6–118.2worse47,509
2015102.499.4–105.4no different28,149
201687.485.6–89.2better76,187
201793.591.5–95.4better73,315
2018103.7101.3–106.2worse60,484
201999.896.8–102.7no different41,897
202096.091.2–100.8no different15,853

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 491,636 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). BMW X1 2010 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/bmw-x1/2010/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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