2014 Bmw X5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 128 complaints
128
Total Complaints
48,500mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,100 25th Percentile
48,500 Median Mileage
79,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
20
STRUCTURE:BODY
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15
ENGINE
15
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
11
POWER TRAIN
10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
AIR BAGS
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
15
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE LEASED BRAND NEW 2014 BMW X5 ON 12/09/2013. SUDDENLY AFTER 2 DAYS, IT HAS BROKEN. HEATED STEERING FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY SELLING DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT AND FOUND OUT SOMETHING IS BROKEN AND THE BROKEN PART HAS TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE GOIN..."
"I HAVE LEASED BRAND NEW 2014 BMW X5 ON 12/09/2013. SUDDENLY AFTER 2 DAYS, IT HAS BROKEN. HEATED STEERING FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY SELLING DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT AND FOUND OUT SOMETHING IS BROKEN AND THE BROKEN PART HAS TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE GOIN..."
"MY VEHICLE HAS SOFT-CLOSE DOORS, AFTER CLOSING THE DOORS THEY POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING, NOT FULLY OPEN, ONLY ABOUT A HALF-INCH, ENOUGH TO BE AJAR AND FOR THE OPEN DOOR INDICATOR TO LIGHT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST 5 WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND BMW HAS NOT BEEN ABLE ..."

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