2011 BMW X3 exterior lighting problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2011 BMW X3 — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Rear taillights leds are used when light switch is set to park lights and the led are very prone to failure (search youtube for x3 led failure, many cases reported there) this can lead you to driving without any lights on rear of the car living you prone to a rear end collision... Of the 4 led…”
filed Jul 30, 2019
“The motherboard in the vehicles rear tail lights and reverse lights goes bad which will cause the led lights to go out. There is no way to replace the led lights without replacing the whole light assembly. This is an issue and it is known by bmw. Since owning my vehicle I have had to replace the…”
filed Dec 16, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other X3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 X3 | 3 | 9% |
| 2021 X3 | 5 | 5% |
| 2020 X3 | 4 | 4% |
| 2019 X3 | 6 | 4% |
| 2018 X3 | 5 | 7% |
| 2017 X3 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 X3 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 X3 | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 X3 | 7 | 8% |
| 2013 X3 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 X3 | 1 | 2% |
| 2007 X3 | 2 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 BMW X3
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.