NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2005 BMW X3 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 5, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 103
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
On a 2005 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2005 BMW X3
2005 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 103 owner complaints about the 2005 BMW X3, the newest on August 10, 2021. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the seats (47%), followed by the air bags (29%) and the electrical system (17%).
1 of the 2005 BMW X3's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2005 BMW X3 owners gave the mileage (93 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Seats48
- Air Bags30
- Electrical System18
- Structure7
- Engine5
- Unknown Or Other5
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 BMW X3 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 16. 9% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
The 103 complaints about the 2005 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2005 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 10, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted