Pass rate
84.4%
Around average — 5.8 pts ahead of the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,055 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£110
2013 BMW X6 MOT pass rate
- 2013
- 2 trims combined
- typical 96,609 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
29.7% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 91.2% pass
- Avoid 2008 81.7% pass
Across the 15 years on record, a spread of 9.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 81.8%
- Typical mileage
- 97k mi
The 2013 BMW X6 MOT pass rate is 84.4% of its MOT tests — 5.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.5× the national share
Tyres make up 29.7% of everything recorded on the 2013 BMW X6, against 19.8% nationally — 9.9 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 78.6% and this one manages 84.4% — 5.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 28% 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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Every BMW X6 first registered in 2013 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2013 BMW X6 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 5.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.8%. The median 2013 BMW X6 in this dataset had covered 96,609 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 98% of tests, with a 84.4% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.6% of the time, April–September 84.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Side repeaters not working", noted on 2.89% of tests.
- 4,055 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.4% overall pass rate, 81.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the BMW X6, the average is 86.9% — best year 2016 (91.2%), worst 2008 (81.7%).
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
- 4,055
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,609 mi
- Make and model
- BMW X6
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the X6 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 73% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (98% of tests).
Where the BMW X6 is most common
Across all X6 model years on record (2008–2022): 22,928 BMW X6 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 45,487 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 841 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) | 841 | 90.4% |
| 2 | Peterborough (PE) | 516 | 86.9% |
| 3 | Romford (RM) | 490 | 92.5% |
| 4 | Sheffield (S) | 461 | 87.6% |
| 5 | Nottingham (NG) | 456 | 85.7% |
| 6 | Manchester (M) | 456 | 88.0% |
| 7 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 415 | 86.6% |
| 8 | Leicester (LE) | 409 | 90.7% |
| 9 | London (N) | 392 | 95.7% |
| 10 | Enfield (EN) | 385 | 92.9% |
| 11 | Coventry (CV) | 383 | 89.8% |
| 12 | Chelmsford (CM) | 369 | 87.3% |
| 13 | London (E) | 361 | 94.8% |
| 14 | Luton (LU) | 359 | 91.5% |
| 15 | Derby (DE) | 343 | 87.2% |
| 16 | Glasgow (G) | 340 | 88.0% |
| 17 | Doncaster (DN) | 337 | 87.6% |
| 18 | Reading (RG) | 330 | 86.0% |
| 19 | Ilford (IG) | 323 | 90.6% |
| 20 | Northampton (NN) | 320 | 88.6% |
The twenty areas with the most BMW X6 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 →
Regional pass rates for the X6
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 727 | 83.8% |
| East of England | 506 | 86.0% |
| North West | 487 | 87.1% |
| West Midlands | 484 | 85.3% |
| Yorkshire | 397 | 81.9% |
| East Midlands | 363 | 85.1% |
| South West | 303 | 80.5% |
| Scotland | 248 | 80.6% |
| North East | 242 | 84.3% |
| Wales | 171 | 85.4% |
| London | 127 | 89.8% |
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 2013 X6
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 2013 X6
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 2.5% 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 coil springs 2.0% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the suspension joints 1.1% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush 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.
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 2013 X6 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£110 — and 28% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£110
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 28%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,055 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 X6, side by side
15 model years on record, from 2008 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 81.7% to 91.2% — a spread of 9.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 81.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 81.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2010 82.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 82.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 82.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 84.4%side repeaters not working
- 2014 85.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 89.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 91.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 90.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 89.5% has ply or cords exposed
- 2019 89.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 90.3% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 90.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 90.7% electronic stability control…
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 2013 BMW X6 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 2013 cars with a similar record
- Honda Civic 84.5%
- Land Rover Range Rover 84.3%
- MINI COOPER 84.6%
- MINI Mini 84.9%
- Mitsubishi Mirage 83.9%
- MINI First 83.9%
Closest pass rates among 2013 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 2013 BMW X6 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 4,486 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 | 1,347 | 29.70% | 19.76% | +9.94 |
| Brakes | 875 | 19.30% | 20.89% | −1.59 |
| Suspension | 675 | 14.90% | 20.98% | −6.08 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 417 | 9.20% | 5.52% | +3.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 416 | 9.20% | 12.21% | −3.01 |
| Visibility | 241 | 5.30% | 4.97% | +0.33 |
| Non-component advisories | 227 | 5.00% | 4.18% | +0.82 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 138 | 3.00% | 5.57% | −2.57 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 115 | 2.50% | 1.76% | +0.74 |
| Road Wheels | 35 | 0.80% | 0.75% | +0.05 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side repeaters not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.5% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.1% | £80–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.0% | £25–65 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.1% | £40–150 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.99% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.96% | £45–95 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.79% | £5–25 |
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 | 19.4% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 8.2% | £200–700 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.7% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.6% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.2% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.7% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 38 | 89.5% | 20,306 mi |
| 30-60k | 320 | 88.1% | 50,086 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,274 | 84.2% | 77,008 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,560 | 85.3% | 103,764 mi |
| 120k+ | 862 | 81.6% | 140,074 mi |
Source: 4,055 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.
2013 X6 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 BMW X6?
84.4% of the 4,055 2013 BMW X6 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 81.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 BMW X6?
The three most recorded items are side repeaters not working (2.89%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.52%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (2.10%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 BMW X6 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.5% of the time, falling to 81.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 BMW X6 in this dataset had covered 96,609 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2013 BMW X6?
Diesel: 84.4% pass rate across 3,974 tests. Petrol: 85.2% pass rate across 81 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2013 BMW X6 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.