FaultScore

BMW X5 Diesel SAV problems

Owners have filed 59 complaints about the BMW X5 Diesel SAV with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2011. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every BMW X5 Diesel SAV year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2011 59 1 0 90,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW X5 Diesel SAV

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 18 30.5%

Worst in 2011

Airbags 10 16.9%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 9 15.3%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 8.5%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 5 8.5%

Worst in 2011

Steering 3 5.1%

Worst in 2011

Electrical System 2 3.4%

Worst in 2011

Body & Structure 2 3.4%

Worst in 2011

Wheels 2 3.4%

Worst in 2011

Brakes 1 1.7%

Worst in 2011

Suspension 1 1.7%

Worst in 2011

Tires 1 1.7%

Worst in 2011

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW X5 Diesel SAV, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2011 peak 8 Jun 2019

Compare the BMW X5 Diesel SAV

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.