2010 Model Year

BMW X6

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
19
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Severe
5

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Power Train
Dec 2023

Transmission malfunction while driving, so scary.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Fire
Apr 2023

On March 26,2023 my house was total loss due to the 2010 BMW X6 was caught on fire inside the garage. The vehicle has 79xxx mileage and all recall has...

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Sep 2021

The engine oil keeps going down every couple hundred miles and needs to be topped. Embarrassing doing this every month.

Engine
Jun 2021

BOUGHT IN 2018 NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 2 OR 3 MONTHS LATER TO DEALER AT SERIVILLE IN BMW FOR OIL CHANGE AND THEN STARTED BURNING OIL, TOOK BACK TO DEALER WA...

Engine
Jul 2018

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING INDICATOR IS ON, WHICH PRESENTS A CHANCE OF CIRCUIT BOARD OVERHEATING. IT CAN ALSO INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE. THE INDICATO...

Engine Fire
Apr 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW X6. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE...

Engine
Feb 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW X6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN...

Engine
Dec 2017

WATER PUMP FAILURE, VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP, THIS IS SOMETHING BMW IS WELL AWARE OF ON MANY OF THESE VEHICLES

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Dec 2017

LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR WAS SAID TO BE REPLACE, BMW HAS RECORD OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WENT TO GET MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT FIRST BECAUSE THE WATER PUMP...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Dec 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW X6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2010 BMW X6 has 19 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine.

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