Side repeaters not working on the BMW X5
Side repeaters not working on the BMW X5 is recorded on 2,125 tests — 0.8% of all its MOT tests, against 0.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× 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 2.7× that share |
| The 201 models compared | 31 of 201, 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, 0.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2013 at 1.7%; best 2002 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | 7,818 | 0.2% |
| 2003 | 31 | 13,914 | 0.2% |
| 2004 | 108 | 20,674 | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 124 | 36,840 | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 53 | 23,534 | 0.2% |
| 2009 | 124 | 27,372 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 87 | 25,106 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 382 | 27,538 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 406 | 23,278 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 88 | 34,956 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 109 | 45,186 | 0.2% |
| 2017 | 87 | 39,756 | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 161 | 53,654 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 62 | 18,360 | 0.3% |
| 2021 | 9 | 3,230 | 0.3% |
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
- Side repeaters 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 →