2013 BMW X3 vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2013 BMW X3 — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My wife was driving the car (her main, work car) with our 13 year old. She called me upset and told me that the car would barely move. This was disturbing. She was in heavy traffic. Also the car has been mostly reliable and we only have above 120k on the vehicle after almost 10 years. My wife…”
filed Mar 3, 2022
“The system that failed was the TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN TENSIONER. The vehicle stalled while I was driving on the interstate. Immediately, I had no power and had to maneuver the vehicle to the emergency lane, placing me and other drivers in extreme danger. The problem was inspected, confirmed and…”
filed May 27, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other X3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 X3 | 2 | 6% |
| 2024 X3 | 4 | 12% |
| 2022 X3 | 3 | 4% |
| 2021 X3 | 8 | 8% |
| 2020 X3 | 3 | 3% |
| 2019 X3 | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 X3 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 X3 | 3 | 3% |
| 2016 X3 | 4 | 5% |
| 2015 X3 | 7 | 7% |
| 2014 X3 | 3 | 4% |
| 2012 X3 | 6 | 14% |
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.