NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2005 BMW X5 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 82
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 BMW X5
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 05V504000
- Reported
- November 1, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 240
- Same campaign
- also 2006 X5, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 05V367000
- Reported
- August 26, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 BMW X5
Equipment
- Campaign
- 07E069000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2005 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 82 owner complaints about the 2005 BMW X5, the newest on July 16, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the air bags (20%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the engine (15%).
None of the 2005 BMW X5's 3 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2005 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (64 complaints), the median was 88,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags16
- Electrical System15
- Engine12
- Service Brakes10
- Power Train9
- Seats7
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 BMW X5 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 12. 5% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 82 complaints about the 2005 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2005 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 16, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted