Mar 9, 2018SteeringElectrical systemEngineCrash1 injury
WIFE WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL TO VEHICLE PUSHING HER OVER TRAIN TRACKS IN THE VEHICLE WITH NO CONTROL.
NHTSA ODI 11078337
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What 73 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 BMW X5 Phev
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (73)Crash / fire / injury (4)Electrical system (17)Fuel system (15)Engine (12)Transmission & drivetrain (9)Brakes (7)Airbags (5)Body & structure (5)Fuel System, Diesel (5)Seat belts (5)Engine & cooling (4)
1 of 73 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 73 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 BMW X5 Phev verdict →