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BMW X3 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

12.7% of 43,016 MOT tests of the BMW X3 first registered in 2017 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 92.5 (95% CI 90.1–95.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2017 BMW X3 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

BMW X3 built in 2017 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time12.7%all ages tested2019–202443016
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.1–95.0)92.5index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202443016
Rank among this model's 17 build years5of 171 = fails least for its age2019–202443016
Tested in 20248138testsmedian 58,879 miles20248138
line · BMW X3 built 2017 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2017 9.8% vs model normal 10% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2017 against BMW X3 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 9.8% vs 10%; age 4: 10.6% vs 11%; age 5: 12.3% vs 13.1%; age 6: 14.9% vs 16.2%; age 7: 16.9% vs 19.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2017 BMW X3 by registration · All BMW X3 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 2017 BMW X3 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7 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 X3 built 2017: 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)
310,1089.89.2–10.41098.5
48,46610.69.9–11.21196.2
58,18812.311.6–1313.193.7
68,11614.914.1–15.716.291.9
78,13816.916.1–17.719.686.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 43,016 (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 2017 BMW X3?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2017 is tyres: 7.2 items per 100 first tests, against 8.5 across all build years of the BMW X3. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7.

Failure items per 100 first tests, BMW X3 built 2017 against the BMW X3 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2017, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres7.28.53,114
Visibility4.571,947
Brakes2.861,198
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.7872
Suspension1.67.3688

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 43,303 (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 2017 compare with the years around it?

Among the 17 published build years of the BMW X3, 2017 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2016: index 101.1. 2018: index 86.9.

BMW X3 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2004101.098.7–103.3no different19,720
2005103.4101.2–105.7worse22,383
200699.897.7–101.8no different26,172
2007102.7100.1–105.2worse18,454
200896.393.1–99.4better11,719
200996.893.2–100.4no different9,583
201088.984.4–93.3better5,972
201192.289.9–94.5better25,503
2012107.1105.2–109.1worse42,021
2013106.2104.1–108.2worse43,616
2014109.6107.2–111.9worse37,128
2015103.2100.9–105.5worse42,481
2016101.198.9–103.2no different55,126
201792.590.1–95.0better43,016
201886.984.1–89.8better33,119
201989.787.1–92.2better48,161
2020105.2100.1–110.3worse15,487

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 499,661 (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 X3 2017 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-x3/2017/

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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