20,540 on UK roads in 2025+566 vs 2024
On the road
20,540
20,540 licensed
Change vs 2024
+2.8%
+566 cars
New in 2025
644
first-time registrations
Electrified
26.8%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The BMW X4 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 20,540 licensed in 2025 - up 2.8% on 2024. 644 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (64%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed BMW X4 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW X4 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a BMW X4 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 16,465 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
86%
16,465 MOT tests in 2025 · 14,581 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
88.2%
2023
87.3%
2024
86.6%
2025
86%
▼ 2.2 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a BMW X4 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 14,442 cars tracked across years
16.4%
low · <5k
74.5%
avg · 5-15k
9.1%
high · 15k+
Most cover 5,964-11,305 miles a year (median 8,349).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 45,136 → 51,863 → 60,565 → 68,950
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
13,521 tests
85.5%
A 2025 BMW X4 passes first time 86% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 9,044 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 90.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 78.2% past 120k.
Of 2,045 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific BMW X4, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
