NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2022 BMW X3 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 30, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 83
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2022 BMW X3
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 26V056000
- Reported
- January 30, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021, 2023 X3, 4 other models
Electrical system: starter assembly: relay
- Campaign
- 25V636000
- Reported
- September 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 199,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 X3, 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock
- Campaign
- 25V106000
- Reported
- February 20, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,736
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 2023–2024 X3
Structure
- Campaign
- 24V764000
- Reported
- October 15, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,725
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2021 X3
Structure
- Campaign
- 24V534000
- Reported
- July 17, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 282,387
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2021, 2023 X3
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 22V513000
- Reported
- July 20, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 22V070000
- Reported
- February 9, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 26V438000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021, 2024 X3, 3 other models
2022 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 83 owner complaints about the 2022 BMW X3, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2022 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (20%), followed by the structure (14%) and the engine (13%).
3 of the 2022 BMW X3's 8 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other20
- Electrical System17
- Structure12
- Engine11
- Forward Collision Avoidance11
- Lane Departure9
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 29 |
Complaints about the 2022 BMW X3 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 29. 65% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 BMW X3 drew 1.5× the complaints of the median BMW X3 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 83 complaints about the 2022 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2022 BMW X3 crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2022 BMW X3: SUV AWD and SUV RWD.
For the 2022 BMW X3, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Among 87 other 2022 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 80% had forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2022 BMW X3 rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 17.1% (4 stars); the SUV RWD is higher, 17.2%. That is tied for the highest of the 9 X3 years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (16.9%–17.1%); the 2016 had the lowest, 16.9%. Of 82 other 2022 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 61 (74%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 15.5%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 16209, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2022 BMW X3: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2022 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted