BMW X3

Common X3 problems

Across 11 model years (2015–2025), the BMW X3 carries 88 recall campaigns, 3 of them urgent do-not-drive or park-outside orders. Owners have filed 816 complaints with NHTSA, which has opened 6 investigations. Crash-test ratings cover 10 of 11 model years. Choose a year below for the full report.

Safety record by model year

Counts are raw NHTSA figures and are not normalized by how many were sold, so a high-volume year tends to show more of everything.

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Rating	Fuel	Report link
2025	9	38			Report
2024	3	41			Report
2023	4	15			Report
2022	7	81			Report
2021	10	111			Report
2020	16	110			Report
2019	10	170			Report
2018	11	76			Report
2017	6	92			Report
2016	5	82			Report
2015	7	0	—	—	Report

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