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L5 XAV

2006 BMW X5

Black Diesel 2993cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires14 Jul 2027
Tests29 (20 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate69%

Mileage

184,359 mi
Last recorded184,359 miles
Recorded on13 Jul 2026
Typical for 2006 BMW X598,483 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationL5 XAV
MakeBMW
ModelX5
Year2006
ColourBlack
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,993cc

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MOT History

20 pass 9 fail
Pass 13 Jul 2026 184,359 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Pass 9 Jul 2025 176,719 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement to front (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement to front (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 10 Jul 2024 168,084 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 14 Jul 2023 161,839 miles
Pass 15 Jul 2022 159,754 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Fail 12 Jul 2022 159,754 miles

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 9 Jul 2021 138,545 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Fail 8 Jul 2021 138,543 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded Pipe end (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Upper Brake pipe excessively corroded Arm pipe (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded Pipe end (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Upper Brake pipe excessively corroded Arm Pipe (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

TPMS light on

Pass 2 Jul 2020 123,507 miles
Fail 1 Jul 2020 123,506 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Pass 24 Jun 2019 120,777 miles

Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism obviously worn (1.1.6 (b) (i))

Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both rears (5.2.3 (e))

self levelling suspension inactive

Fail 24 Jun 2019 120,776 miles

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both rears (5.2.3 (e))

self levelling suspension inactive

Pass 13 Jul 2018 116,894 miles
Pass 13 Jul 2018 116,870 miles
Fail 6 Jul 2018 116,865 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working halo (4.2.1 (a))

Nearside Headlamp aim not tested inop (4.1.2 (b))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))

Suspension system inoperative self levaling inop (5.3.5 (a)) DANGEROUS

Pass 8 Nov 2017 109,911 miles

Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe slightly damaged (2.2.D.2b)

Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Outer Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Fail 6 Nov 2017 109,911 miles

Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe slightly damaged (2.2.D.2b)

Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Outer Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Pass 28 Dec 2016 106,206 miles

Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Pass 31 Dec 2015 100,107 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 25 Sep 2015 97,874 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

oil leak

Pass 6 Jan 2015 92,239 miles

Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 3 Jan 2014 83,894 miles

Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)

n/s/f brake is pulling 300kgf on lock up and o/s/f is pulling 380kgf

Pass 14 Jan 2013 75,779 miles

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 16 Jan 2012 68,153 miles

Offside Front front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)

Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Pass 17 Jan 2011 59,750 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Fail 14 Jan 2011 59,750 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Pass 6 Jan 2010 50,737 miles

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Pass 6 Jan 2009 40,982 miles
Fail 6 Jan 2009 40,972 miles

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) DANGEROUS

How Reliable is the BMW X5?

Based on 1,735,343 MOT tests across 137,484 vehicles.

77.0%
Pass Rate
7,400
Miles/Year
25
Year Lifespan
137,484
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 31,544
constant velocity joint gaiter split 29,936
Tyre has ply or cords exposed 29,587
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 22,930
constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc 21,276
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L5 XAV is a 2006 BMW X5 in Black with a 2,993cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69%.

Across all 2006 BMW X5 models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.7% with a typical mileage of 98,483 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a BMW X5 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 31,544 recorded failures. If you're considering buying L5 XAV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The BMW X5 typically stays on UK roads for around 25 years. At 20 years old, this BMW X5 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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L5 XAV is a 2006 BMW X5, first registered on 16 January 2006.

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