BMW X3 Sav

Owners filed 274 complaints across 6 model years of the BMW X3 Sav. The 2007 drew the most (160).

Model years6
Complaints274
Recalls10
Fires24
Deaths0

Which BMW X3 Sav years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW X3 Sav model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every BMW X3 Sav model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20126
0—1EngineRoutine
201113
1——EngineRoutine
201023
311Air BagsRoutine
200916
22—Air BagsRoutine
200856
211Air BagsRoutine
2007160
2205Air BagsHigh concern

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.