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BMW X5 M

Every BMW X5 M model year on file, 2010 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42010 to 2018
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins578Summed across model years
By model year

The 2012 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012320102011201232018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW X5 M complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
2
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW X5 M model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW X5 M by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Not decoded0NoneNone1192
2012SUV30.01010167
2011Not decoded0NoneNone10162
2010Not decoded0NoneNone10157
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW X5 M

  • 18V-248 Apr 18, 2018
    Electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat
    Engine and cooling · 48k vehicles
  • 17V-727 Nov 17, 2017
    Bolts that secure the front suspension may not have been properly tightened
    Suspension · 33 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.