Car statistics by year

2014 BMW X6

BMW X6 cars first registered in 2014: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2014, so like is set against like.

A year of the BMW X6. “2014” is the year of first registration.

Last updated
Records analysed
1,275 MOT tests of 2014 BMW X6 cars
Methodology
View methodology
  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 81.7% All 2014 cars 69.1%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 95,400 miles; all 2014 cars 78,900
  • Left at the end of 2025 1,316 79.5% of the 1,655 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 6.0% All 2014 cars 7.9%
  • Tests with an advisory 45.7% All 2014 cars 55.3%
  • MOT tests in 2025 1,275 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2014 BMW X6s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 11 years old, 81.7% of 2014 BMW X6 MOT tests were passed first time, against 69.1% for all cars first registered in 2014. 2014 BMW X6s did better than average for their age, by 12.6 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 80.4% of the time (all 2014 cars 70.5%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: BMW X6 vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each BMW X6 bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, BMW X6 compared with all cars
First registered BMW X6All cars
’09 73.3%58.2%
’10 76.8%59.3%
’11 78.4%61.5%
’12 75.3%63.6%
’13 79.0%66.0%
’14 81.7%69.1%
’15 84.8%72.6%
’16 88.1%75.6%
’17 86.7%79.1%
’18 84.1%81.8%
’19 88.3%84.4%
’20 89.2%86.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2014 BMW X6

Coil spring: fractured or broken was the most common single reason a 2014 BMW X6 failed, on 18.9% of about 200 failed tests. By area of the car, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment failed most often (32.6% of failed tests; all 2014 cars 35.5%). 6.0% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.9% for all cars first registered in 2014. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2014 BMW X6 tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 18.9%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 15.5%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 10.3%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.6%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 6.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 6.4%
Side repeaters: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 6.0%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 5.6%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 5.2%
Headlamp cleaning device: for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 5.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: BMW X6 vs all 2014 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2014 BMW X6 MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2014 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 32.6%
Tyres 31.8%
Suspension 26.6%
Brakes 18.5%
Visibility 16.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks 9.4%
Road wheels 6.4%
Body, chassis, structure 5.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2014 BMW X6

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 45.7% of 2014 BMW X6 tests had at least one (all 2014 cars 55.3%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2014 BMW X6 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 23.5%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 7.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 6.6%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 5.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 5.1%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 2.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.4%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.4%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 2.0%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 1.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2014 BMW X6?

Half of the 2014 BMW X6s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 95,400 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 76,400 and a quarter more than 115,800. For all cars first registered in 2014, the middle figure was 78,900 miles, so 2014 BMW X6s have been driven 20.9% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2014 BMW X6 and all 2014 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2014 BMW X6 61,900 76,400 95,400 115,800 133,700 1,224
All 2014 cars 39,700 57,200 78,900 102,900 128,800 2,036,913
miles

Half of the 2014 BMW X6s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 95,400 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2014 BMW X6s are left?

At the end of 2014, 1,655 2014 BMW X6s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 1,316 were: 1,204 licensed and 112 declared off the road (SORN). That is 79.5% still on the record, against 90.2% for all cars first registered in 2014.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2014 BMW X6s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2014 cars
Year end 2014 BMW X6All 2014 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 95.4%99.9%
2016 98.2%99.4%
2017 95.6%96.3%
2018 93.1%96.9%
2019 90.7%96.4%
2020 87.3%95.4%
2021 86.2%95.1%
2022 85.9%94.2%
2023 83.7%93.1%
2024 81.9%91.8%
2025 79.5%90.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2014

8 of the BMW X6’s 31 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2014. 2 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2014 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2014 may have been built in 2013, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

BMW X6 recalls whose build dates include 2014
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
18 Dec 2025 Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs) 7 Aug 2007 to 22 Aug 2017 1,350
21 Oct 2024 Check Driver’s Airbag for Conversion Takata SDI & PSDI-5 11 May 2014 to 2 Sept 2017 318
31 Aug 2023 The driver and front passenger airbags may deploy with too much explosive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released into the cabin. 7 Aug 2007 to 25 Jun 2014 44,407 (all models)
24 Jan 2023 A possible degradation of the propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion in the event the airbag is activated which may cause the inflator body to rupture. 20 Mar 2014 to 2 Sept 2017 4,666
1 Aug 2022 The exhaust gas recirculation cooler may leak over time and cause thermal incident 20 Mar 2014 to 3 Apr 2019 319,399 (all models)
2 Mar 2020 The ISOFIX child restraint U-loop may break off the carrier plate 19 Mar 2014 to 3 Apr 2019 8,155
7 Dec 2018 Exhaust gas recirculation module cooler could leak 19 Mar 2014 to 21 May 2017 225,449 (all models)
21 Dec 2016 Power steering may not perform correctly 19 Sept 2011 to 8 Dec 2015 41 (all models)

Every BMW X6 recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the BMW X6

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%).

BMW X6s by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2009 825 73.3% 58.2%
2010 701 76.8% 59.3%
2011 709 78.4% 61.5%
2012 1,043 75.3% 63.6%
2013 1,184 79.0% 66.0%
2014 1,655 1,316 81.7% 69.1%
2015 1,466 1,251 84.8% 72.6%
2016 2,041 1,764 88.1% 75.6%
2017 1,473 1,348 86.7% 79.1%
2018 2,137 2,007 84.1% 81.8%
2019 669 608 88.3% 84.4%
2020 1,110 1,025 89.2% 86.9%
2021 1,008 955 87.3% 88.4%
2022 995 932 85.7% 89.4%

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.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 1,275 MOT tests of 2014 BMW X6 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 1,316 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of BMW X6 cars first registered in 2014; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2014.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • 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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.