Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-02 | 17V138000 |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 121,909 | — | Details |
| 2010-06-02 | 10V233000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 296 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The comfort access door handle, got so hot it started to melt the plastic exterior handle and produce a lot of smoke wo… |
| 2025-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW X5. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an unknow… |
| 2024-07-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Was driving vehicle home from work and during the drive the engine without warning died while driving and vehicle put i… |
| 2024-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EGR failure where the diesel emissions come into the cabin via the hvac system Dealer said the EGR cooler needs to be r… |
| 2024-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Headlight wiring insulation dry rots prematurely within headlight causing system failure, which includes Headlight malf… |
| 2024-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own a 2011 BMW x5. The NHTSA shows 15 recalls for my vehicle type; however, NHTSA must be relying upon BMW for the V… |
| 2024-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After BMW replaced my battery on 1/11/24, a check engine light immediately appeared. It said that the Scr Active Tank … |
| 2023-11-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transfer case actuators plastic gear(s) might be worn out due to bad quality of the material used. On some of the BMW X… |
| 2023-09-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW X5. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign, the vehicle unexpectedly turned o… |
| 2023-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the steering wheel became stiff. No warning li… |
| 2023-07-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sunroof window exploded/shattered without cause while driving on highway |
| 2023-02-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Passport BMW told us that there was a recall on the engine of our X5 and asked if we had to add oil periodically; our a… |
| 2022-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Foot wells or FRM module failed when installing a new battery. Now my windows and turning signals does not work after s… |
| 2022-10-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | To Whom It May Concern. Please help me on this. I purchased a BMW x5 that needed recalls installed at the BMW dealer. … |
| 2022-09-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was driving to work one morning On the highway, when I suddenly heard a loud sharp noise from the engine bay that fol… |
| 2022-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | Front drive shaft broke while driving and almost lost control. |
| 2022-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | As I was slowing down to make a turn, the vehicle went into neutral and shut off. I immediately turned it back on and p… |
| 2022-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Our car get on fire from begin low on oil, we stopped on the side and went on another car to get oil at the gas station… |
| 2022-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | my vehicle has symptoms of the auxiliary water pump for turbocharger going bad. Th epump is noisy, and smells very hot/… |
| 2021-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The SUVs drive belt has come loose and was ingested through the front crankshaft seal, causing engine issues such as oi… |
| 2021-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Under normal driving conditions on city roads the universal joint literally shattered. There is no aftermarket upgrades… |
| 2021-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REDUCED SPEED ON I95 INTERSTATE 95SOUTH IN CHICAGO. I HAVE S… |
| 2021-02-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREETS DURING A VERY HARD RAINING DAY. AFTER THAT EVEN I WENT TO MOVE MY CAR 2 DAY LATER … |
| 2021-02-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM CENT… |
| 2021-02-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS HAVING ISSUE WITH FRONT DRIVESHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS. SHAKING, AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TR… |
| 2021-01-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BMW USA IS HIDDEN RECALL INFORMATION AND REPAIR HISTORY AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT CAUSE I DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY CHANG… |
| 2020-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER. SPEED W… |
| 2020-11-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S ENGINE, BEING A DIESEL, REQUIRES NOX TRAP SYSTEM AND SCR SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HARMFUL EMISSIONS PER EPA… |
| 2020-11-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH, THE PASSIVE TANK LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. T… |
| 2020-10-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID IT WAS NOT RECOGNIZED SEAT BELT INDICATOR CAME ON ALSO SEND A PHOTO |
| 2020-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE: SLIPPING AND HESITATION IN MOTION/DRIVING AND ACCELERATION. ALSO POPPING AND SLIPPING IN FRONT END NEAR… |
| 2020-08-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS |
| 2020-07-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CABIN HAS ONE ODOR OF GASOLINE - ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON INITIAL STARTING, WHEN STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE IDLING, AND UP… |
| 2020-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM… |
| 2020-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN JUNE 2020. I STILL OWN THE VEHICLE. I'VE GARAGE KEPT MY SUV, HOWEVER RECENTLY I MOVED TO … |
| 2020-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMUNATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ROUG… |
| 2020-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM BOTH INSIDE … |
| 2020-01-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ONE WEEK AFTER I PURCHASEED BMW X5, THE AIRBAG LIGHT SWITCHED ON MY DASHBOARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND IGOT A… |
| 2020-01-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVESHAFT FAILURE |
| 2019-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT OF RIGHT TURN FROM A FULL STOP. (IE. TURNING RIGHT ON RED OR PU… |
| 2019-11-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BURNING SMELL COMING FROM FAULTY/LEAKY EGR COOLER. EGR COOLER IS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND MIXING WITH SOOT AND BEING EXPE… |
| 2019-10-27 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT OCCUPANCY SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. I AM CONCERNED IF IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE AIRB… |
| 2019-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I GOT AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2011 BMW X5. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE ISSUE IS THE HI… |
| 2019-10-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR IS PUTTING OUT WHITE SMOKE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH OIL IS ENTERING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND BURNING OUT OF THE EX… |
| 2019-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON STARTING MY CAR AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE, I HEARD A BRIEF ELECTRICAL BUZZING NOISE THAT THEN STOPPED. IT SOUNDED LIKE T… |
| 2019-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VANOS BOLTS ON EXHAUST CAM SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS RESULTING IN ENGINE MALFUNCTION, REDUCED POWER TO A … |
| 2019-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING THE X5 ON DASH DISPLAY APPEARED THE WARNING FOR PARKING BRAKES MALFUNCTION. 9THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY… |
| 2019-08-07 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK HARD WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS D… |
| 2019-08-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RUMBLING AND BANGING NOISE. THE… |
| 2019-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE RECEIVED AN ENGINE CODE 4BCC " PASSIVE TANK FILL SENSOR" FOR MY 2011 BMW X5D. THIS IS IN THE THE EMISSION SYSTEM… |