2015 Bmw X5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 197 complaints
197
Total Complaints
61,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,000 25th Percentile
61,000 Median Mileage
95,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
42
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
30
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
AIR BAGS
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
POWER TRAIN
11
STEERING
7
STRUCTURE:BODY
6
SEAT BELTS
6

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
8
Fires
14
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND BOTH KIDS BACK FROM BRUNCH SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON - THE LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. IT WAS FULLY CLOSED PREVIOUSLY AND ABOUT A MILE OR TWO DOWN THE ROAD IT POPPED OPEN AND BECAME AJAR WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CAR INDICATED A DOOR WAS OPEN. I HAD..."
"THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHATSOEVER, AND AS SUCH, WOULD SWING FREELY TO FULL OPEN. CLOSING THE DOOR WOULD ONLY BOUNCE IT OFF THE CAR BODY AND WOULD NOT LATCH. I INSPECTED THE LATCH AND FOUND THE DOOR LATCH TO BE IN EXACTLY THE SAME POSITION AS THE ..."
"MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE CAR IN FROM OF HIS WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE OTHER VEHICLE. WE HAVE A NEW BMW X5 SUV AND HE HIT A LEXUS SUV- BOTH SUBSTANTIAL VEHICLES. BOTH CARS WERE NOT DR..."

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