2022 BMW X5
This year drew an ordinary 66 complaints for a BMW X5 — the model's median is 146. What they were about is the unusual part: 16.7% of them mention causing, against 3.5% across the other years of this generation.
Generation 3 of the BMW X5, which began in 2019. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 66 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 146 |
| Involving a crash | 9 |
| Involving a fire | 1 |
| Recalls | 1 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 4/5 |
| EPA combined | 21.5 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- causing — 16.7% of this year's complaints, against 3.5% across the other years of this generation (4.8×).
- other drivers — 6.1% of this year's complaints, against 0.6% across the other years of this generation (10.9×). Owners wrote it as: other drivers, vehicle other.
- condition — 9.1% of this year's complaints, against 2.2% across the other years of this generation (4.1×).
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
What owners wrote
While driving regularly the engine started sputtering and the throttle became non responsive. It seems to have been a transmission problem. A warning light came on noting Drivetrain Malfunction but that continuous driving was possible. Driving was not possible…
Over the last 2 years, I have taken m 2022 BMW x5 45e to authorized BMW dealer to have my Air Conditioning fixed but they have not been able to do so after 4 or 5 attempts. Coolant was replaced, hose was replaced, compressor was replaced. Without Air Condition…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 22V267000 VISIBILITY Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the BMW X5 was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
Own a 2022 BMW X5? What happened to yours?
Loading comments…