2015 BMW X3 problems
The 2015 BMW X3 has 158 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (28%) concerns engine. Next are fuel system (16%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 158 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 77 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 77 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 58,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 15 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the BMW X3 with enough data (63 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
BMW was rear-ended when vehicles were slowing down at signal. The impact forced my car to it the vehicle at front. BMW had good impact both at rear and front portion. The front driver airbag did not deploy for the force of impact my vehicle had.
On march 4, 2018, while at a red light at an intersection in boca raton, fl, all of sudden, no warning, my BMW x3 started to smell of smoke, then smoke started to come out of the hood. I had to barely make it to the side of the road, leave it at an entrance of a plaza, which then began to smoke overwhelmingly. Once I made it out of the car, the flames came out of the hood and the car became fully engulfed within seconds.
BMW diesel recall - while driving on highway my vehicle caught fire and burned. The car is a total loss. There was no warning lights when the car was started to indicate anything was wrong. The car lost power at 72 MPH and my husband was able to get the car to the shoulder of the highway.
The contact owns a 2015 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the contact noticed a coolant leak on the floor. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.