NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2016 BMW X3 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 82
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2016 BMW X3
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump
- Campaign
- 24V608000
- Reported
- August 13, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 720,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017 X3, 9 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 21V907000
- Reported
- November 19, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,404
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017 X3, 3 other models
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V586000
- Reported
- July 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 X3, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
- Campaign
- 18V755000
- Reported
- October 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,368
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017 X3, 3 other models
Child seat: latch strap
- Campaign
- 16V333000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,668
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017 X3, 1 other model
2016 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 82 owner complaints about the 2016 BMW X3, the newest on July 17, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (9%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (22%) and the engine (16%).
2 of the 2016 BMW X3's 5 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2016 BMW X3 owners gave the mileage (40 complaints), the median was 37,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System23
- Engine And Engine Cooling18
- Engine13
- Unknown Or Other12
- Service Brakes10
- Power Train9
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2016 BMW X3 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 17. 38% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 BMW X3 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median BMW X3 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 82 complaints about the 2016 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2016 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted