2007 Bmw X5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 119 complaints
119
Total Complaints
99,500mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

78,000 25th Percentile
99,500 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
39
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
25
SERVICE BRAKES
9
ENGINE
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
4
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART..."
"TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V364000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TI..."
"16V-071 : DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE RECALL - CALLED BMX ON LEMMON AVE IN DALLAS, TX TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AND THEY SAID THE DID NOT HAVE THE PART NOR KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEM. I WROTE TO BMW AND THEY REPLIED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO DO SO UNTIL SPRING 2017."

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