BMW X5 2001: MOT failure rate for its age

43.6% of 5,955 MOT tests of the BMW X5 first registered in 2001 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.1 (95% CI 101.0–109.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2001 BMW X5 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

BMW X5 built in 2001 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	43.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5955
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.0–109.1)	105.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5955
Rank among this model's 21 build years	14	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5955
Tested in 2024	500	tests	median 139,502 miles	2024	500

Built 2001 against BMW X5 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 18: 44.1% vs 44.8%; age 19: 45.4% vs 41.4%; age 20: 42.7% vs 40.6%; age 21: 41.9% vs 37.8%; age 22: 42.6% vs 39.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2001 BMW X5 by registration · All BMW X5 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 2001 BMW X5 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2001 were tested at ages 18 to 22 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 X5 built 2001: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
18	1,874	44.1	41.9–46.4	44.8	98.4
19	1,366	45.4	42.8–48	41.4	109.6
20	1,131	42.7	39.9–45.6	40.6	105.3
21	906	41.9	38.8–45.2	37.8	110.9
22	678	42.6	39–46.4	39.2	108.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,955 (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 2001 BMW X5?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2001 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 44.7 items per 100 first tests, against 15.5 across all build years of the BMW X5. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2001 were tested at ages 18 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, BMW X5 built 2001 against the BMW X5 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2001, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	44.7	15.5	2,888
Brakes	34.8	11.5	2,246
Suspension	30.6	13	1,976
Body, chassis, structure	28.4	8.2	1,830
Visibility	14.9	8	962

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,455 (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 2001 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the BMW X5, 2001 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 2000: index 106.3. 2002: index 103.1.

BMW X5 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	106.3	85.4–127.1	no different (rough estimate)	226
2001	105.1	101.0–109.1	worse	5,955
2002	103.1	100.4–105.9	worse	12,435
2003	105.2	103.0–107.4	worse	20,331
2004	102.8	100.8–104.8	worse	24,647
2005	107.0	105.4–108.7	worse	40,178
2006	110.4	108.2–112.5	worse	24,172
2007	92.0	90.0–94.1	better	25,184
2008	91.2	89.0–93.4	better	22,394
2009	96.1	93.9–98.3	better	25,807
2010	94.1	91.7–96.5	better	24,142
2011	99.1	96.5–101.6	no different	25,494
2012	108.6	105.7–111.4	worse	25,263
2013	109.4	106.1–112.7	worse	21,041
2014	88.9	86.4–91.4	better	33,046
2015	91.9	89.6–94.3	better	42,664
2016	89.0	86.6–91.5	better	39,942
2017	93.0	90.2–95.8	better	33,264
2018	108.0	104.8–111.3	worse	29,518
2019	100.0	96.7–103.4	no different	26,490
2020	98.0	92.7–103.4	no different	10,118

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 512,311 (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 X5 2001 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-x5/2001/

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.

BMW X5 2001: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2001 BMW X5 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2001 BMW X5?

How does 2001 compare with the years around it?

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