BMW X3
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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Recent Complaints
Latest owner reports
Vehicle lost coolant and warned me to pull over because of the engine overheating. Later was diagnosed with a leaking oil filter housing. Simply too e...
Oil pump failure due to plastic brittle materials failing prematurely. It is a common problem that is well documented across the owners that have this...
BMW installed a part that is failing quite a number of vehicles including this vehicle. The oil filter housing was not properly constructed at the fac...
This problem has occurred to me now twice. Both occurrences were on very cold days where the temperature was below 20 degrees F. The car starts pro...
The Front Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor Mat (CIS) in my 2018 BMW X3 failed at 56,000 miles. This failure is confirmed by the specific BMW fault code...
Part number 17127799184 keeps melting. Over the years I have had multiple components under the hood to melt. I’ve replaced hydraulic lines, coolant re...
Light indicator showed low coolant levels. Car was leaking coolant slowly. Filled up coolant but levels continued to go down. Brought to mechanic and...
Front headlights were replaced under warranty after daytime running lights both stopped working in Oct. 2021. Similar problem now on 9/4/25 approxima...
Coolant leak. Oil filter housing coolant leak. Water pump leak. Coolant leaked while driving, and vehicle was not driveable after arriving at the d...
Drivers left front daytime running lights failed after <4 years from warranty replacement. 3rd set of lights in under 7 years on this vehicle.
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Summary
The 2018 BMW X3 has 70 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 4 crash-related incidents have been reported.