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Best and worst years for the BMW X5

Of the 27 model years of the BMW X5 with enough data to compare, the 2024 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (253), and the 2007 has the fewest (1).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, BMW X5 0 150 300 2000: 16 16 '00 2001: 120 2002: 41 '02 2003: 26 2004: 36 '04 2005: 26 2006: 56 '06 2007: 1 1 '07 2008: 77 '08 2009: 30 2010: 46 '10 2011: 205 205 '11 2012: 204 '12 2013: 113 2014: 55 '14 2015: 78 2016: 38 '16 2017: 70 2018: 52 '18 2019: 156 2020: 127 '20 2021: 175 2022: 125 '22 2023: 50 2024: 253 253 '24 2025: 110 2026: 44 '26
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
200016
2001120
200241
200326
200436
200526
200656
20071
200877
200930
201046
2011205
2012204
2013113
201455
201578
201638
201770
201852
2019156
2020127
2021175
2022125
202350
2024253
2025110
202644

What stands out

The 2024 stands out, with about 4.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2024 and 2011. Or the years with the fewest: 2007 and 2000.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20264444
2025110110
2024253253
20235050
2022125125
2021175175
2020127162
2019156284
201852103
201770113
201638114
201578203
201455131
2013113217
2012204374
2011205395
201046190
200930203
200877319
20071119
200656221
200526109
20043693
200326134
200241136
2001120215
20001637