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.

🇬🇧 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
Plates and identification
Tyres
Visibility
Seat belts and airbags
Lights and electrics
Suspension
Body and structure
Brakes
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 11.4% 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.
More BMW models
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).











