2019 BMW X6 M50D MOT pass rate

Only 78 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.

Pass rate

92.3%

Above average — 2.8 pts ahead of the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 78 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £36–£93

Which year to buy

  • Best 2019 92.3% pass · this year
  • Avoid 2020 88.4% pass

Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 3.9 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass
91.8%
Typical mileage
41k mi

The 2019 BMW X6 M50D MOT pass rate is 92.3% of its MOT tests — 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 45.8% of what testers record.

MOT PASS RATES

The 2019 BMW X6 M50D on the real record

92.3% of 2019 BMW X6 M50D MOTs passed — 78 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rate

The answer from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records.

Check your postcode

MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how BMW X6 M50D does in your corner of the country.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Tyres: 2.3× the national share

Tyres make up 45.8% of everything recorded on the 2019 BMW X6 M50d, against 19.8% nationally — 26.0 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.

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 2019 BMW X6 M50D compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 2.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 91.8%. The median 2019 BMW X6 M50D in this dataset had covered 41,438 mi.

The single most recorded failure item is "Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective", noted on 1.28% of tests.

  • 78 recorded tests behind this page.
  • 92.3% overall pass rate, 91.8% on a first attempt.
  • Across every year of the BMW X6 M50D, the average is 88.9% — best year 2019 (92.3%), worst 2020 (88.4%).

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
78
Typical mileage (median)
41,438 mi
Make and model
BMW X6 M50D
Updated
2026-11-05

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.

Top part to budget for

Body Panel Repair

Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.

Does mileage affect the X6 M50D MOT pass rate?

0-30k 94.7%
30-60k 93.2%
60-90k 86.7%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 78% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the X6 M50D

Region Tests Pass rate
South East 18 100.0%
North West 15 86.7%

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 2019 X6 M50D

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.

Tyres 45.8%
+26.0 pts vs national national 19.8% Compare tyre prices
Brakes 25.0%
+4.1 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts
Advisories 16.7%
+12.5 pts vs national national 4.2% Price advisories parts
Body & chassis 4.2%
−1.4 pts vs national national 5.6% Find body panels
Show the other 2 fault categories
  • Emissions & leaks 4.2%
  • Visibility 4.2%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2019 BMW X6 M50D tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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 2019 X6 M50D

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.

  1. Check the lights 1.3% of tests

    “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

    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.

  2. Check the tyre tread 1.3% of tests

    “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

    Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

  3. Check the wipers and washers 1.3% of tests

    “washers not working”

    Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

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 2019 X6 M50D through its MOT

Across the 5 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£93 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 5 common items
£36–£93
Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
£3–£12
Dearest common item: fuel cap/sealing device ineffective
£80–£250
Common items a careful owner can do at home
80%
Repairs that still cost under £30
40%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 78 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 M50D, side by side

2 model years on record, from 2019 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.4% to 92.3% — a spread of 3.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

  1. 2019 92.3%
    fuel cap/sealing device…
  2. 2020 88.4% 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 2019 BMW X6 M50D 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.

Compare 2019 with another year →

Compare two different cars instead →

Other 2019 cars with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 BMW X6 M50D 5 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold

Every inspection category

Shares of the 24 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 11 45.80% 19.76% +26.04
Brakes 6 25.00% 20.89% +4.11
Non-component advisories 4 16.70% 4.18% +12.52
Body, chassis, structure 1 4.20% 5.57% −1.37
Noise, emissions and leaks 1 4.20% 5.52% −1.32
Visibility 1 4.20% 4.97% −0.77

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 78 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost Part
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Body, chassis, structure Major 1.3% £80–250 Body Panel Repair →
Has ply or cords exposed Tyres Major 1.3% £45–95 Tyres →
Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks Major 1.3% £3–12 Indicator Bulb →
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Major 1.3% £45–95 Tyres →
Washers not working Visibility Major 1.3% £5–15 Windscreen Washer →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item Severity Tests Est. cost
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Advisory 7.7% £18–45
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Advisory 6.4% £45–95
Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories Advisory 3.9% £45–95
Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Advisory 2.6% £45–95
Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres Advisory 1.3% £45–95
Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories Advisory 1.3% £20–80

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage Tests Pass rate Median odometer
0-30k 19 94.7% 21,375 mi
30-60k 44 93.2% 43,533 mi
60-90k 15 86.7% 70,415 mi

Source: 78 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.

2019 X6 M50D MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 BMW X6 M50D?

92.3% of the 78 2019 BMW X6 M50D tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 91.8%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 BMW X6 M50D?

The three most recorded items are fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (1.28%), has ply or cords exposed (1.28%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.28%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2019 BMW X6 M50D MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.7% of the time, falling to 86.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 BMW X6 M50D in this dataset had covered 41,438 mi.