106,390 on UK roads in 2025+1,758 vs 2024
On the road
106k
106,390 licensed
Change vs 2024
+1.7%
+1,758 cars
New in 2025
7,567
first-time registrations
Electrified
32%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The BMW X5 is a common sight on UK roads, with 106,390 licensed in 2025 - up 1.7% on 2024. 7,567 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (62%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed BMW X5 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW X5 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 X5 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 88,004 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
82.4%
88,004 MOT tests in 2025 · 76,266 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
80%
2023
81.1%
2024
81.8%
2025
82.4%
▲ 2.4 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a BMW X5 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 86,128 cars tracked across years
28.1%
low · <5k
65.4%
avg · 5-15k
6.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,669-10,096 miles a year (median 7,160).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 89,830 → 92,893 → 96,608 → 100,995
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
68,584 tests
82.5%
Petrol
5,750 tests
79.2%
A 2025 BMW X5 passes first time 82.4% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 7,823 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 91.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 76.1% past 120k.
Of 13,411 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 X5, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
