BMW X5 Sav

Owners filed 203 complaints across 13 model years of the BMW X5 Sav. The 2007 drew the most (59).

Model years13
Complaints203
Recalls30
Fires4
Deaths0

Which BMW X5 Sav years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW X5 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 X5 Sav model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
201313
1——Air BagsRoutine
201221
411Power TrainRoutine
201124
3——EngineRoutine
201019
51—EngineRoutine
200919
41—Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
200820
3—1Air BagsRoutine
200759
5—5Electrical SystemRoutine
200627
011Air BagsRoutine
20040
1———Do not drive
20031
1——Air BagsDo not drive
20020
1———Do not drive
20010
1———Do not drive
20000
1———Do not drive

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