BMW X5 by model year

4,629 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW X5 across 29 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW X5

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2000	37
2001	215
2002	136
2003	134
2004	93
2005	109
2006	221
2007	119
2008	319
2009	203
2010	190
2011	395
2012	374
2013	217
2014	131
2015	203
2016	114
2017	113
2018	103
2019	284
2020	162
2021	175
2022	125
2023	50
2024	253
2025	110
2026	44

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				26
2026	44	Electrical system (23%)	2	19 to 25
2025	110	Brakes (27%)	5	19 to 25	4 stars
2024	253	Brakes (36%)	8	19 to 25	4 stars
2023	50	Drivetrain & axles (16%)	4	18 to 23	4 stars
2022	125	Drivetrain & axles (20%)	1	18 to 23	4 stars
2021	175	Electrical system (22%)	12	18 to 23	4 stars
2020	162	Engine (30%)	11	18 to 23	4 stars
2019	284	Electrical system (25%)	13	19 to 22	4 stars
2018	103	Engine (19%)	5	17 to 25	5 stars
2017	113	Fuel system (18%)	6	17 to 25	5 stars
2016	114	Electrical system (20%)	5	17 to 25	5 stars
2015	203	Engine (25%)	6	17 to 27
2014	131	Fuel system (24%)	8	17 to 26
2013	217	Engine (24%)	6	16 to 22
2012	374	Engine (28%)	10	14 to 21
2011	395	Engine (30%)	14	14 to 22
2010	190	Engine (28%)	14	14 to 22
2009	203	Air bags (22%)	12	16 to 22
2008	319	Engine (26%)	10	16 to 18
2007	119	Air bags (33%)	8	16 to 18
2006	221	Air bags (40%)	2	16
2005	109	Engine (16%)	2	16
2004	93	Engine (12%)	4	16
2003	134	Engine (25%)	3	14 to 16
2002	136	Engine (21%)	3	13 to 16
2001	215	Engine (13%)	12	14 to 16
2000	37	Wipers, windshield & visibility (22%)	6	14
1999			1