BMW X5 Sav problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every BMW X5 Sav model year, from official NHTSA data.
189
NHTSA complaints
9
recall campaigns
125
service bulletins (TSBs)
3
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 BMW X5 Sav | 13 | 1 | — |
| 2012 BMW X5 Sav | 21 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 BMW X5 Sav | 24 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 BMW X5 Sav | 19 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 BMW X5 Sav | 19 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 BMW X5 Sav | 20 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 BMW X5 Sav | 59 | 5 | 73 |
| 2006 BMW X5 Sav | 27 | 0 | 10 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Idler Pulley Bolt FailureRQ18001 · opened Apr 18, 2018 · closed Dec 1, 2018
- BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATIONEA08001 · opened Jan 4, 2008 · closed Dec 31, 2008