NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2018 BMW X5 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 73
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 BMW X5
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 2016–2017 X5, 9 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 2016–2017 X5, 3 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 18V652000
- Reported
- September 20, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,501
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 18V439000
- Reported
- June 28, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension
- Campaign
- 17V727000
- Reported
- November 17, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2018 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 73 owner complaints about the 2018 BMW X5, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (21%), followed by the engine (15%) and the fuel/propulsion system (15%).
None of the 2018 BMW X5's 5 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2018 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 22,100 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System15
- Engine11
- Fuel/Propulsion System11
- Unknown Or Other11
- Power Train10
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2018 BMW X5 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 14. 26% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 BMW X5 drew 0.8× the complaints of the median BMW X5 year in the same window: 14th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 73 complaints about the 2018 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2018 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted