Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
42
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-08 | 17V495000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 6,785 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Over about seven years and roughly 70,000 miles of ownership, this 2012 BMW X3 generated repeated “Drivetrain malfuncti… |
| 2024-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I emailed BMW of Arlington on [XXX] detailing the critical safety issue I experienced with my BMW X3 2012 on Sunday [XX… |
| 2023-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW X3. The contact stated that after his wife parked the vehicle, she shifted the gear into th… |
| 2022-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A malfunction of the front seat occupancy mat will prevent the passenger air bag from deploying in the event of an acci… |
| 2022-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking and h… |
| 2021-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Front passenger seat occupancy mat defect causes disabling of passenger airbag. Recalls have been issued for the same … |
| 2021-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OC3 mat in passenger seat malfunctions and disables passenger-side airbag. BMW is aware of this problem with OC3 senso… |
| 2021-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle was driving rough before stalling … |
| 2020-12-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE… |
| 2020-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE AT 70155 MILES. CONNECTING ROD BEARING IS SPUN. |
| 2020-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND CHASSIS WARNING LIGHTS WER… |
| 2020-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION. GETTING MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION AFTER VEHICLE START MOVING AND SOMETIMES … |
| 2020-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT WILL INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION. AT TIMES, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRB… |
| 2020-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SITUATION WHEN STARTING A COLD ENGINE, A 'PLUME OF BLUE SMOKE' CAN BE SEEN EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE FOR APP… |
| 2019-12-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DECEMBER 4TH AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45 AM, TEMP IN THE 30'S, CLEAR DAY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65-70 MP… |
| 2019-08-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND STOPS.THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT… |
| 2019-04-01 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | I AM RECEIVING A "PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION" WARNING. THIS MEANS THAT IF I HAVE ANY PASSENGERS IN MY CAR AND AN A… |
| 2019-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | As I drive and stop, my brakes stick, when I try to accelerate it struggles to go. On the highway it began slowing me d… |
| 2018-07-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING IS STICKY AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY IN WARMER WEATHER. |
| 2018-05-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I am reporting a common issue I’ve seen a lot of BMWs have with the seat occupancy sensor. I just wanted to report this… |
| 2018-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2018-03-02 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION MESSAGE DUE TO BAD SEAT PAD SENSOR WHICH TURNED OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG … |
| 2018-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS HAVE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING AND JERKING, AND GENERALLY NOT OPERATING AS EXPECTED. I TOOK IT IN TO BE … |
| 2017-12-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 X3 F25 ENGINE - VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF FUEL WHEN GAS GAUGE IS BETWEEN 1/2 AND 3/4. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS OBC… |
| 2017-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY USED CAR FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF OPERATION, I NOTICED… |
| 2017-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SPONTANEOUS ENGINE FIRE WHILE PARKED ON A CITY STREET. COOLANT PUMP REPLACED THE MORNING OF NOV 8TH 2017. ONE HOUR AFT… |
| 2017-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST CAME ACROSS THIS ARTICLE! I THINK I KNOW WHY THEY R BURSTING INTO FLAMES! I DRIVE A BMW 2012 X3. SEVERAL MONT… |
| 2017-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT DEPRESS A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE RESISTANCE AS IT DID PREVIOUSLY. NOW, … |
| 2017-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE AT 55K MILES WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN YEARS OLD. |
| 2016-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT IS DEFECTIVE. CAR CANNOT PROPERLY TELL IF THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. UNKNOWN IF AIRBAGS … |
| 2016-07-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND STICKY CAUSING DECREASED RESPONSIVENESS ON CONTROL OF TH… |
| 2016-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BMW ON 2013 AND OLDER MODELS HAS DISABLED THE EMERGENCY SOS BUTTON WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE IN AN EMERG… |
| 2015-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 90-DEGREES AND WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, THE STEERING GETS STIFF AND THE CAR I… |
| 2014-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN A SINGLE SITTING VEHICLE IN PARK, ENGINE REVVED TO 2500 THEN TO 3500 AND THEN TO REDLINE (APPROX 7500RPM). I SHUT DO… |
| 2014-06-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X3. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REVERSED I… |
| 2013-09-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 2012 BMW X3. AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR UNCONTROLLABLY SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE CAUSING CRASH. … |
| 2013-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS AND CAR BECOMES INSTANTLY NOT DRIVABLE. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT… |
| 2013-01-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION… |
| 2012-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WE STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THE RPM GAUGE WENT UP TO AROU… |
| 2012-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 X3, I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD … |
| 2012-01-26 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | OUR X3 NEW X3 HAS SURGED VIOLENTLY AHEAD ON TWO OCCASIONS NOW, ON ONE OCCASION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. BMW ARE DENYING ANY … |
| 2011-10-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON 19 OCTOBER MY WIFE AND I DROVE OUR NEW BMW X3 TO A SHOPPING CENTER AT THE CORNER OF GOSNELL AND VIRGINIA ROUTE 7 NEA… |