Pass rate
78.1%
Around average — 4.3 pts ahead of the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 64 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£127
2000 BMW X5 MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 116,317 mi
Only 64 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.
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Most common fault
Brakes
25.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 93.1% pass
- Avoid 2006 73.6% pass
Across the 23 years on record, a spread of 19.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 75.0%
- Typical mileage
- 116k mi
The 2000 BMW X5 MOT pass rate is 78.1% of its MOT tests — 4.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.5× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 13.9% of everything recorded on the 2000 BMW X5, against 5.5% nationally — 8.4 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 25.3%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- 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 73.8% and this one manages 78.1% — 4.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 27% 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 2000 BMW X5 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 4.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.0%. The median 2000 BMW X5 in this dataset had covered 116,317 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 6.25% of tests.
- 64 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.1% overall pass rate, 75.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW X5, the average is 84.2% — best year 2022 (93.1%), worst 2006 (73.6%).
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
- 64
- Typical mileage (median)
- 116,317 mi
- Make and model
- BMW X5
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the X5 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 64% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the BMW X5 is most common
Across all X5 model years on record (2000–2022): 134,555 BMW X5 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 283,019 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 4,766 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 4,766 | 89.6% |
| 2 | Peterborough (PE) | 2,739 | 84.0% |
| 3 | Sheffield (S) | 2,410 | 86.0% |
| 4 | Reading (RG) | 2,293 | 83.4% |
| 5 | Nottingham (NG) | 2,277 | 83.3% |
| 6 | Manchester (M) | 2,265 | 86.5% |
| 7 | Guildford (GU) | 2,160 | 81.7% |
| 8 | Romford (RM) | 2,138 | 90.7% |
| 9 | Leicester (LE) | 2,114 | 85.8% |
| 10 | Glasgow (G) | 2,089 | 86.1% |
| 11 | Coventry (CV) | 1,981 | 86.5% |
| 12 | High Wycombe (HP) | 1,918 | 85.0% |
| 13 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 1,848 | 86.2% |
| 14 | London (E) | 1,842 | 93.3% |
| 15 | Chelmsford (CM) | 1,792 | 84.6% |
| 16 | Luton (LU) | 1,784 | 89.7% |
| 17 | Slough (SL) | 1,747 | 87.6% |
| 18 | Ashford (TN) | 1,733 | 81.5% |
| 19 | Blackburn (BB) | 1,712 | 88.6% |
| 20 | Derby (DE) | 1,689 | 85.6% |
The twenty areas with the most BMW X5 cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
What fails a 2000 X5
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 2000 X5
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 windscreen 6.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 4.7% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
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.
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Check the lights 4.7% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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 2000 X5 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£127 — and 27% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £42–£127
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators incorrect…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 27%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 64 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 →
Every year of the X5, side by side
23 model years on record, from 2000 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 73.6% to 93.1% — a spread of 19.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 78.1%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2001 74.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 74.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 74.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 74.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 74.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 73.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 79.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 80.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2009 80.8% position lamp with a multiple…
- 2010 82.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 82.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 82.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 84.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 88.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 89.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 89.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 89.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 89.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 89.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 90.4% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 90.8% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 93.1% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2000 BMW X5 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 2000 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 79.2%
- Rover Mini 79.4%
- Toyota Corolla 76.7%
- Saab 9-3 76.6%
- Land Rover Range Rover 80.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 80.3%
Closest pass rates among 2000 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 2000 BMW X5 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 42 | 25.30% | 20.89% | +4.41 |
| Suspension | 38 | 22.90% | 20.98% | +1.92 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 23 | 13.90% | 5.52% | +8.38 |
| Tyres | 19 | 11.40% | 19.76% | −8.36 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 18 | 10.80% | 12.21% | −1.41 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 14 | 8.40% | 5.57% | +2.83 |
| Visibility | 7 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 1.20% | 4.18% | −2.98 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 1.20% | 0.82% | +0.38 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.60% | 1.76% | −1.16 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.3% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.7% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.7% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.7% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.7% | £80–250 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 3.1% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.1% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £30–80 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 29.7% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 23.4% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 18.8% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.3% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2 | 100.0% | 9,059 mi |
| 90-120k | 33 | 81.8% | 107,305 mi |
| 120k+ | 25 | 72.0% | 144,798 mi |
Source: 64 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.
2000 X5 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 BMW X5?
78.1% of the 64 2000 BMW X5 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 75.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 BMW X5?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.25%), ball joint excessively worn (4.69%), headlamp lens slightly defective (4.69%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 BMW X5 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 72.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 BMW X5 in this dataset had covered 116,317 mi.