24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2016 BMW X5
5 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (2 open), 109 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations32 open
Owner complaints109
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
21V907000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
A melting intake manifold increases the risk of a fire.
21V586000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V755000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
The melting intake manifold can increase the risk of a fire.
16V919000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 23ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 14UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 13ENGINE
- 12POWER TRAIN
- 6ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 6FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 5AIR BAGS
- 4STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 BMW X5s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.