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Reliability report

BMW IX XDRIVE40 M Sport reliability and common faults

Based on 2,279 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.

BMW IX XDRIVE40 M Sport — model photo
Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT

11.4%

fail rate · average 9.9%

much worse than average

2,279 MOT tests (DVSA)

Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Weak spots

What goes wrong on the BMW IX XDRIVE40 M Sport

How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.

Steering

🇬🇧
466%

Plates and identification

🇬🇧
395%

Tyres

🇬🇧
179%

Visibility

🇬🇧
106%

Seat belts and airbags

🇬🇧
91%

Lights and electrics

🇬🇧
31%

Suspension

🇬🇧
17%

Body and structure

🇬🇧
14%

Brakes

🇬🇧
2%

Results by vehicle age

Age🇬🇧 MOT fail rate🇳🇱 APK defects
3–5 years11.4% avg 9.9%—

BMW IX XDRIVE40 M Sport – FAQs

How reliable is the BMW IX XDRIVE40 M Sport?+

In the UK the BMW IX XDRIVE40 M Sport fails 11.4% of MOT tests, against an average of 9.9% for cars of the same age – much worse than average.

What goes wrong most often on the BMW IX XDRIVE40 M Sport?+

Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: steering, plates and identification, tyres.

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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).