BMW X5 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every BMW X5 model year, from official NHTSA data.
3,132
NHTSA complaints
103
recall campaigns
5,746
service bulletins (TSBs)
5
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 BMW X5 | 22 | 2 | 22 |
| 2025 BMW X5 | 61 | 5 | 79 |
| 2024 BMW X5 | 145 | 8 | 159 |
| 2023 BMW X5 | 32 | 4 | 160 |
| 2022 BMW X5 | 67 | 1 | 170 |
| 2021 BMW X5 | 105 | 12 | 288 |
| 2020 BMW X5 | 111 | 11 | 373 |
| 2019 BMW X5 | 186 | 13 | 482 |
| 2018 BMW X5 | 72 | 5 | 118 |
| 2017 BMW X5 | 73 | 6 | 299 |
| 2016 BMW X5 | 73 | 5 | 363 |
| 2015 BMW X5 | 152 | 6 | 411 |
| 2014 BMW X5 | 98 | 8 | 395 |
| 2013 BMW X5 | 149 | 6 | 271 |
| 2012 BMW X5 | 271 | 10 | 279 |
| 2011 BMW X5 | 263 | 14 | 321 |
| 2010 BMW X5 | 124 | 14 | 307 |
| 2009 BMW X5 | 138 | 12 | 268 |
| 2008 BMW X5 | 215 | 10 | 244 |
| 2007 BMW X5 | 71 | 8 | 170 |
| 2006 BMW X5 | 168 | 2 | 107 |
| 2005 BMW X5 | 82 | 2 | 88 |
| 2004 BMW X5 | 64 | 4 | 81 |
| 2003 BMW X5 | 99 | 3 | 71 |
| 2002 BMW X5 | 102 | 3 | 70 |
| 2001 BMW X5 | 160 | 12 | 72 |
| 2000 BMW X5 | 29 | 6 | 78 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- High pressure fuel pump failureEA23001 · opened Mar 17, 2023 · open
- Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Idler Pulley Bolt FailureRQ18001 · opened Apr 18, 2018 · closed Dec 1, 2018