Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-26 | 10V518000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 20,750 | — | Details |
| 2008-04-11 | 08V170000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 55 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Last night my 2008 BMW X5 caught fire while parked in a parking lot - the fire was in the engine compartment and appear… |
| 2025-06-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag light is on for passenger and fuel injectors messed up. This is a 2008 and other ones had recalls. I don’t under… |
| 2025-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, several unknown warning lights illuminated. Th… |
| 2023-11-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2008 bmw x5 4.8i almost caught fire. The fuel pump connector is burnt into the fuel pump harness. My local mechanic … |
| 2023-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | X5 was off, parked and the engine compartment burst into flames. Car was totaled There was apparently a recall issues … |
| 2023-06-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I've been experiencing drive train problems with my vehicle and upon research I've concluded that not just only me but … |
| 2023-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2008 BMW X5 was taken to a shop to be diagnosed due to Diagnosis as followed:( low coolant light coming on) “coolant… |
| 2022-12-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Open recall since March of 2022, no remedy yet still available |
| 2022-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, she noticed an abnormally strong bu… |
| 2022-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On 12/10/2022 I was driving to work and my BMW started smelling of like electrical fire. I pulled over on a exit in Swe… |
| 2022-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | when cold car will hesitate to start. |
| 2022-10-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, there was a plastic smel… |
| 2022-08-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PCV MY safety of my self and my 5 yr 17 yr I use my BMW X5 to take my kids or doctors and school and I work too and so… |
| 2022-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and E… |
| 2022-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while pulling into a parking space, he saw smoke coming through the … |
| 2022-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | this vehicle is dangerous and I cannot drive it without it smoking and overheating, exhaust or fumes get inside the veh… |
| 2022-03-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | No warnings just went dead in traffic had it towed to a mechanic and his diagnosis is fuel pump is bad. A B160416 f… |
| 2022-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engin… |
| 2022-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, she smelled a strong burning plasti… |
| 2022-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This car is not safe to drive, when you accelerate lots of black smoke come from tail pipe and loose power at the same … |
| 2022-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car engine stalled. Needed to be jumped. The battery was brand new, was changed a few days ago. |
| 2021-12-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Component Malfunctioned, All dashboard light are on. service check needed immediately. PCV heater not working ,cruise c… |
| 2021-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I don't know 😕 |
| 2021-07-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | while driving in a highway far from any measure city, the car start slowing down and overheating signal showed up. fan… |
| 2021-05-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving on the freeway and the panoramic sunroof exploded. Raining glass in on me and my two granddaughters. |
| 2021-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED. A SMELL OF HOT ELECTRICAL WAS PRESENT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE SHUT OFF. INSPECTION OF TH… |
| 2021-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bags warning light wa… |
| 2020-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Seat Calibration; Airbag/Seat Belt Tensioner, level control system malfunction etc |
| 2020-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COOLANT LEVEL LOW, PULL OVER WARNING M… |
| 2020-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT WITH … |
| 2020-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, between 5-70 MPH, she smelled a pla… |
| 2020-04-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the driver’s air bag re… |
| 2020-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | suspension warning came up. air suspension bags. and air pump fail while driving at 65m/h. car was hard to control. I h… |
| 2020-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | oil leaked from the engine dripping over auxaust and casing fume to inter the capen. mechanick indicate the engine cove… |
| 2020-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT BULBS ARE INSTALLED IN PLASTICS THAT ARE MELTED QUICKLY BY THE TIME WHICH CREATES FIRE RISK. I OPENED BOTH … |
| 2020-01-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR STARTED LEAKING GASOLINE FROM BACK UNDER REAR PASSENGER TIRE, AFTER I WAS RUNNING FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR, I EXPE… |
| 2019-09-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN INTERSTATE 4 HWY. GOING ABOUT 50 MPH TRYING TO SPEED BUT NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR. THANKFULLY … |
| 2019-09-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BROUGHT MY 2008 X5 IN FOR THE CRANKCASE (PCV) RECALL. THE DEALER (THE BMW STORE IN CINCINNATI) TOLD ME THE SERPENTINE … |
| 2019-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE IDLER PULLEY BOLT BROKEN |
| 2019-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE OVER… |
| 2019-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | car will not start. towed over 120mil to the closest mechanics. starter was dead. |
| 2019-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A SNAP NOISE AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MOVE, I MANAGED… |
| 2018-12-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY BMW QUIT ONE DAY AND THE BMW DEALER IN PADUCA WILL NOT TAKE IT. IT HAS 2 OR 3 RECALLS AND THEY WILL N… |
| 2018-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED SMOKE FROM ENGINE AREA AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT NORMAL SPE… |
| 2018-11-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STARTED MY 2008 BMW X5 4.8I WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES A BIG PUDDLE FORMED UNDER THE CAR. TOWED THE CAR TO INDEPENDENT SHOP… |
| 2018-10-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 50-70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED T… |
| 2018-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IT FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. CONTINUE TO WEAR THE SA… |
| 2018-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEPT GETTING MAIL ABOUT A RECALL MY CAR HAD DIDNT THINK IT WAS THAT IMPORTANT SO I STALLED THE PROCESS A LITTLE UNTIL I… |
| 2018-09-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH FAILING PARTS ON A SAV WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. ISSUES INCLUDE LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET, LEAKING… |
| 2018-09-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I REACH THIS DEALER INTERNATIONAL BMW 2400 SOUTH 108TH ST. WEST ALLIS,WI53227 SALES:877-819-6869 SEVERAL TIMES TO SCH… |