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Bmw X6 - 2008

204.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw X6, model year 2008. Sample size: 512 cars, 1,141 tests and 2,331 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 512 cars

The 2008 BMW X6 has a significantly lower overall defect rate with 204 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 337 defects per 100 vehicles, which is a 39.5% improvement. This model performs particularly well in categories such as brakes, steering, and visibility, showing defect rates that are much lower than the average. Notably, the X6 excels with a 45.8% better performance in brakes and a remarkable 77.1% better in steering compared to similar vehicles. While tyre wear is not specifically highlighted, the data suggests that this model has fewer issues in several key areas, indicating a generally reliable performance as it ages.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 512 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 44.9% better
73.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 77.8% better
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 22.5% better
19.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: inoperative, excessively damaged or insecure
Lights & Electrics
▲ 60.1% better
36.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 33.7% better
205.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 59.6% better
20.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 84.2% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
  • The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): anchorage likely to become detached in the event of a collision
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Steering lock missing or not functioning
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 14.1% worse
47.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 481 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 339
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 306
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 250
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 88
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 83
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 80
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 75
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 69
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 69
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 58

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 11