Reliability report
BMW X6 reliability and common faults
Based on 15,777 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
14.3%
fail rate · average 22.3%
much better than average
13,599 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
68.5%
first-time pass · average 61.9%
much better than average
2,178 inspections
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 X6
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Plates and identification
Wheels
Tyres
Visibility
Exhaust and emissions
Suspension
Brakes
Lights and electrics
Seat belts and airbags
Body and structure
Steering
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 10.0% avg 9.9% | — |
| 6–8 years | 11.8% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 12.2% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 18.9% avg 30.3% | — |
| 16–20 years | 21.4% avg 34.6% | — |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | X6 | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79.4% | 86.7% | 34 |
| 2017 | 59.6% | 76.6% | 52 |
| 2016 | 67.5% | 72.8% | 197 |
| 2015 | 69.0% | 71.1% | 274 |
| 2014 | 53.7% | 68.0% | 54 |
| 2013 | 65.5% | 65.9% | 113 |
| 2012 | 64.2% | 63.7% | 67 |
| 2011 | 61.5% | 61.2% | 166 |
| 2010 | 69.8% | 57.3% | 378 |
| 2009 | 73.2% | 54.5% | 488 |
| 2008 | 68.7% | 52.4% | 294 |
BMW X6 – FAQs
How reliable is the BMW X6?+
In the UK the BMW X6 fails 14.3% of MOT tests, against an average of 22.3% for cars of the same age – much better than average. In Lithuania 68.5% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 61.9%) – much better than average.
What goes wrong most often on the BMW X6?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: plates and identification, wheels.
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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).