How many BMW X6s 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 15,973 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain15,155−2.6% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,425Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202583.3%Cars of the same ages 74.8%
Rank by number licensedNo. 293of 1,149 models we cover
Peak year202315,681 licensed
Average annual mileage8,024miles a year
How many BMW X6s are left in Great Britain?
There were 15,155 BMW X6s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 1,425 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 3.4% fewer than the peak of 15,681 in 2023.
BMW X6s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2023 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
On the only measure that covers every car in the country, the MOT, the BMW X6 does clearly better than other cars of the same age: 83.3% passed first time in 2025, against 74.8% for cars of the same ages.
First-time MOT pass rate 83.3% cars of the same ages 74.8%
Tests finding a dangerous defect 5.0%all cars 7.3%, so fewer than usual
Most common reason for failing Tyres on 36.5% of failed tests
MOT results measure the condition of cars on the road, tested to the same standard
everywhere, which is why we use them. They do not capture breakdowns, warranty claims or the
cost of putting a fault right. The figures behind this are below, and every model is ranked
on the same basis in most reliable cars.
BMW X6 MOT reliability
In 2025, 83.3% of BMW X6 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the BMW X6s tested pass 74.8% of the time, so the BMW X6 does better than average for its age, by 8.5 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 82.6%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: BMW X6 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
15–19 years
BMW X6
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, BMW X6 compared with all cars
Tyres is the most common reason a BMW X6 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%.
5.0% of BMW X6 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed BMW X6 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a BMW X6 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: ply or cords exposed”, on 12.9% of 2,675 failed tests.
38.6% 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 X6 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
12.9%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
12.8%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
8.8%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
7.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
14 years of the BMW X6, 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 2010 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (76.8% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (85.7%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). 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 X6 annual mileage
The average BMW X6 covers 8,024 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Of the 16,599 BMW X6s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 93.0% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc, and 6.5% have an engine of 4,301cc to 4,400cc. The share with an engine of 4,301cc to 4,400cc has grown from 1.2% in 2014 to 6.5%. Diesels made up 97.8% of those licensed in 2014 and 72.7% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
BMW X6s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,901cc to 3,000cc 15,442 licensed
93.0%
4,301cc to 4,400cc 1,075 licensed
6.5%
Other sizes 82 licensed
0.5%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
2,901–3,000cc
Diesel
11,997
72.3%
2,901–3,000cc
Hybrid
3,146
19.0%
4,301–4,400cc
Petrol
861
5.2%
2,901–3,000cc
Petrol
299
1.8%
4,301–4,400cc
Hybrid
214
1.3%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
BMW X6s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Hybrid
Petrol
2014
97.8%
0.0%
2.2%
2015
97.3%
0.0%
2.7%
2016
96.9%
0.0%
3.1%
2017
96.4%
0.0%
3.6%
2018
96.3%
0.0%
3.7%
2019
96.2%
0.0%
3.8%
2020
93.1%
1.1%
5.8%
2021
87.4%
5.7%
6.9%
2022
82.5%
10.3%
7.2%
2023
78.4%
14.2%
7.4%
2024
75.8%
16.9%
7.3%
2025
72.7%
20.2%
7.1%
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 X6 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the BMW X6 from 2008, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2025 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol hybrid and diesel hybrid versions ranges from 22.0 to 39.2 mpg, with CO2 of 189 to 289 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2008 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 20.3 to 47.1 mpg, with CO2 of 157 to 325 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 hybrid
31.3–32.8
195–204
2025–2026
Euro 6
1
4.4 petrol hybrid
22.0–24.6
259–289
2025–2026
Euro 6
2
3.0 diesel hybrid
37.1–39.2
189–199
2025–2026
Euro 6
2
Older NEDC figures, listed 2008 to 2018 (3 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2008 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 X6 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 “X6 Series E71”, “X6 Series F16, From December 2014”, “X6”, “X6 M”. How we use VCA’s figures.
BMW X6 safety recalls
DVSA lists 31 safety recalls for the BMW X6 since 1992, the first in 2009. The most recent was launched on 18 December 2025.
Launched 18 December 2025DVSA recall R/2025/349Manufacturer ref. TBC – Multiple Takata Global Recalls
Defect
Affected vehicles are already included in Safety Recalls within the markets they have previously resided in. The vehicles may be fitted with a driver and/or passenger airbag/s which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury which could prove fatal to people in the vicinity.
Remedy
Vehicles will have the affected airbags checked and if necessary replaced.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every BMW X6. 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.
