2014 BMW X3 problems
The 2014 BMW X3 has 130 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (29%) concerns engine. Next are electrical system (23%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 130 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the BMW X3 with enough data (46 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owned a 2014 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, she lost control of the steering wheel, the vehicle suddenly jerked to the left, and she crashed into a cement light pole. The Chassis Stabilization warning light was illuminated intermittently. The driver's side air bag had deployed. The contact stated that she hit her head on the steering wheel but had declined medical attention. A police report was filed.
After a collision, the driver side airbag exploded and a large piece of metal was projected from the airbag and into the driver's lung. The surgeon removed a gold colored disc from the drivers lung. (See Photo) Further, the driver had a large laceration to their chest and shoulder that appears to be the result of shrapnel. (See Photos)
Vehicle intermittently lost power in motion on a highway causing the speed to drop at times from 55 to 45 until slowing down to a stop and intermittently caused random alerts to come on such as "door open" when driving when door was locked/not opened or powertrain alert or chassis stabilizer alert. This happened prior to hid installs but occurred more frequently with hid installment. Dealership discovered the accelerator pedal module was faulty. Very unsafe.
Dear NHTSA, the oil-feed line for the turbo on the (n20) engine of the 2014 BMW x3 was replaced due to leaking oil into the engine. The car was blowing white smoke when idling or driving, indicative of burning oil. This BMW x3 has the standard, common n20 engine and only 37,000 miles. Unfortunately the repair was done outside the standard 4 year warranty period. Yet this turbo-oil line failure is a well-known and common defect.