Pass rate
98.5%
Above average — 3.7 pts ahead of the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 67 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£98
2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 MOT pass rate
- 2023
- typical 29,085 mi
Only 67 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
70.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 98.5% pass · this year
- Avoid 2023 98.5% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 98.5%
- Typical mileage
- 29k mi
The 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 MOT pass rate is 98.5% of its MOT tests — 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 70.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how BMW I7 XDRIVE60 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.5× the national share
Tyres make up 70.0% of everything recorded on the 2023 BMW I7 Xdrive60, against 19.8% nationally — 50.2 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 94.8% and this one manages 98.5% — 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.5%. The median 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 in this dataset had covered 29,085 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 97.1% of the time, April–September 100.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting missing", noted on 1.49% of tests.
- 67 recorded tests behind this page.
- 98.5% overall pass rate, 98.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW I7 XDRIVE60, the average is 98.5% — best year 2023 (98.5%), worst 2023 (98.5%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 67
- Typical mileage (median)
- 29,085 mi
- Make and model
- BMW I7 XDRIVE60
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Suspension Component
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the I7 XDRIVE60 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 87% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the I7 XDRIVE60
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 43 | 97.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2023 I7 XDRIVE60
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2023 I7 XDRIVE60
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the steering 1.5% of tests
“attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting missing”
With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.
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Check the suspension joints 1.5% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2023 I7 XDRIVE60 through its MOT
Across the 2 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£98 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 2 common items
- £29–£98
- Cheapest common item: ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: attachment bracket
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 67 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2023 cars with a similar record
- Levc Tx 97.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
Closest pass rates among 2023 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 2 failure items · 4 advisories · 2 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 10 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 7 | 70.00% | 19.76% | +50.24 |
| Suspension | 3 | 30.00% | 20.98% | +9.02 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting missing Suspension | Major | 1.5% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.5% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 7.5% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 35 | 100.0% | 17,619 mi |
| 30-60k | 24 | 95.8% | 44,824 mi |
| 60-90k | 8 | 100.0% | 68,352 mi |
Source: 67 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2023 I7 XDRIVE60 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60?
98.5% of the 67 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 98.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60?
The three most recorded items are attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting missing (1.49%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (1.49%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 in this dataset had covered 29,085 mi.
Does the season affect the 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 97.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 100.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.