Position lamp partly not working on the BMW X5
Position lamp partly not working on the BMW X5 is recorded on 3,974 tests — 1.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 4.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.3% of tests record it — this model is 4.7× that share |
| The 158 models compared | 16 of 158, highest first |
| The model's own record | 283,043 tests · every year of the X5 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every BMW X5 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2002, 2.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 1.8%. The share has fallen 0.6 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 4.7%; best 2013 at 1.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 91 | 3,909 | 2.3% |
| 2003 | 136 | 6,957 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 231 | 10,337 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 347 | 18,420 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 283 | 11,427 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 558 | 11,767 | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 497 | 11,288 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 575 | 13,686 | 4.2% |
| 2010 | 373 | 12,553 | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 365 | 13,572 | 2.7% |
| 2012 | 262 | 13,769 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 205 | 11,639 | 1.8% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Position lamp partly not working: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- BMW X5 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every BMW model →