2002 Bmw X5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 136 complaints
136
Total Complaints
89,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

65,000 25th Percentile
89,000 Median Mileage
150,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
13
STRUCTURE:BODY
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
ENGINE
7
STEERING
6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
4

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
15
Fires
3
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE HAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH ARE VERY DISTRACTING FOR OTHER DRIVERS.*AK *JG"
"POWER SIDE MIRRORS AUTOMATICALLY GO DOWN AND FACE GROUND WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *YH"
"DUE TO FLOOR MAT HAVING MOVEMENT MAT SLID AGAINST GAS PEDAL. OWNER WAS IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATED BACKWARDS INTO A CONCRETE GARAGE. GAS PEDAL ISHAS BEEN ATTACHED AT THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28