How many BMW X4s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 18,745 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain19,534+1.4% on a year earlier
Declared SORN309Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202584.7%Cars of the same ages 81.2%
Rank by number licensedNo. 244of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year202519,660 licensed
Average annual mileage8,841miles a year
How many BMW X4s are left in Great Britain?
There were 19,534 BMW X4s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 309 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 0.6% fewer than the peak of 19,660 in 2025.
In 2025, 84.7% of BMW X4 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the BMW X4s tested pass 81.2% of the time, so the BMW X4 does better than average for its age, by 3.5 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 85.0%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: BMW X4 vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
3 years
4–5 years
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
BMW X4
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, BMW X4 compared with all cars
Tyres is the most common reason a BMW X4 fails its MOT,
appearing on 36.5% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
4.7% of BMW X4 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed BMW X4 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a BMW X4 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively”, on 14.1% of 2,865 failed tests.
35.6% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed BMW X4 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
14.1%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
13.8%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
11.6%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
11.3%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
9 years of the BMW X4, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2014 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (80.4% passed first time) and the 2021 cars worst (88.9%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
BMW X4 annual mileage
The average BMW X4 covers 8,841 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Of the 20,540 BMW X4s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 56.4% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 43.6% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc. Diesels made up 100.0% of those licensed in 2014 and 63.8% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
BMW X4s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 11,589 licensed
56.4%
2,901cc to 3,000cc 8,950 licensed
43.6%
Other sizes 1 licensed
0.0%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
BMW X4s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Hybrid
Petrol
2014
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
99.7%
0.0%
0.3%
2019
93.8%
0.0%
6.2%
2020
87.3%
3.5%
9.2%
2021
79.2%
11.0%
9.9%
2022
72.7%
17.7%
9.7%
2023
69.3%
21.2%
9.5%
2024
65.9%
24.5%
9.6%
2025
63.8%
26.8%
9.4%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
BMW X4 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the BMW X4 from 2014, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2025 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol, petrol hybrid and diesel hybrid versions ranges from 26.1 to 46.3 mpg, with CO2 of 159 to 247 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2014 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its diesel versions ranges from 46.3 to 57.6 mpg, with CO2 of 129 to 159 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2025 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2025 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
3.0 petrol
26.1–26.4
244–247
2025–2026
Euro 6
1
3.0 petrol hybrid
30.7–31.4
205–209
2025–2026
Euro 6
1
2.0 diesel hybrid
43.4–46.3
159–170
2025–2026
Euro 6
1
Older NEDC figures, listed 2014 to 2018 (2 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2014 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
VCA’s data has no BMW versions for 2019 to 2024, so the years listed may leave out years the BMW X4 was on sale.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “X4 Series F26, From July 2014”, “X4”, “X4 M”. How we use VCA’s figures.
BMW X4 safety recalls
DVSA lists 22 safety recalls for the BMW X4 since 1992, the first in 2016. The most recent was launched on 2 March 2026.
Replace the Engine Starter Motor
Launched 2 March 2026DVSA recall R/2026/054Manufacturer ref. 0012650600/0012660600/0012670600/0012680600/0012770600/0012790600
Defect
The Safety Recall relates to the engine starter motor. The fault relates to the RSW22 starter RWT (reinforced water tightness). It was found that with RWT starters an increased abrasion of the magnetic contact can cause the growth of deposits at the lowest point of the relay interior. This in turn may increase the relay contact resistance resulting in false starts or even causing short circuits and possibly a thermal reaction. In case of a short circuit the possibility of a thermal event cannot be excluded. This may happen while attempting to start the vehicle or while driving due to vibrations causing a short circuit due to moving deposits.
Remedy
On the affected vehicles the starter motor will be replaced with a variant by another supplier with a different design. Until the repair has been completed it is recommended to not leave the vehicle running unattended after starting the engine.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every BMW X4. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
