2013 BMW X3 service brakes problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2013 BMW X3 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My Brake Vacuum Pump is broken, with oil leaking into the vacuum reservoir. The brake distance is much longer. I searched the web and found out a lot of people had the same issue.”
filed Jun 10, 2026
“When driving and after using brakes, the brakes do not let off, they drag. I was driving on the highway, and had to slow down for traffic and the car would not accelerate.This happened several times and I brought it to a BMW repair shop. They diagnosed it to be the ABS pump, replaced it with a used…”
filed Jul 29, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Due to insufficient lubrication, the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may…Campaign 14V627000 · Oct 7, 2014
- Due to insufficient lubrication, the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may…Campaign 13V454000 · Sep 26, 2013
Service Brakes problems in other X3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 X3 | 2 | 6% |
| 2024 X3 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 X3 | 5 | 6% |
| 2021 X3 | 5 | 5% |
| 2020 X3 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 X3 | 12 | 7% |
| 2018 X3 | 4 | 5% |
| 2017 X3 | 11 | 12% |
| 2016 X3 | 10 | 12% |
| 2015 X3 | 8 | 8% |
| 2014 X3 | 9 | 10% |
| 2012 X3 | 5 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 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.