2007 BMW X5 problems
NHTSA has received 119 complaints about the 2007 BMW X5, and 33% of them involve air bags. Next are fuel system (24%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 119 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 49 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 100,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 27th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the BMW X5 with enough data (1 complaint in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
Unintended acceleration with loss of braking effectiveness. We hit a tree head on going at least 50 by the time we struck it. The vehicle was inspected before we bought it and we only bought it 3 days before the accident occurred. The check engine light came on that afternoon and we were going to get it checked out on Monday.
My husband was driving down the road all of a sudden he couldn't stop and also, car caught on fire. Called and there's so recall it should be because my husband could have died
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 BMW x5. When the brake pedal was depressed, the stopping distance increased excessively without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake vacuum line was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure due to the vehicle previously being remedied per NHTSA campaign number: 13v045000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 88,000.
2007 x5 4.8 with panoramic sunroof, sunroof tray overflows and leaks into interior electrical, airbags, and carpet due to defective design/assembly (both when stationary and in motion). Sunroof drains both front and rear have drain tubes which are prone to kink and back up water into the sunroof tray, which then spills over onto the topside of the headliner and from there onto just about every electronic item in the car including air bags and controllers, lighting controls, and electrical boxes on the floor and…