2022 Bmw X3: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 94 complaints
94
Total Complaints
51,000mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,000 25th Percentile
51,000 Median Mileage
51,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
STRUCTURE
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
6
POWER TRAIN
6
SERVICE BRAKES
5
ENGINE
5
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
5
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
4

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
8
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"When a door or hatch is opened, the car horn is continuously activated for up to two minutes. No switches or key fob buttons deactivate the horn. The dealer service department thinks it is a defective switch or relay in the steering column. The vehicle is underivable because of he loud noise of the ..."
"SUV's lift gate has opened on its own twice. Once in the garage resulting garage door damage as well as $798.00 in lift gate damage. The second time the vehicle was outside unattended."
"SUV's lift gate has opened on its own twice. Once in the garage resulting garage door damage as well as $798.00 in lift gate damage. The second time the vehicle was outside unattended."

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