Vehicle report
2001 BMW X5
This model year
What the record shows
The 2001 Bmw X5 is a four-wheel-drive SUV, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1999 to 2026.
The EPA rated five configurations: engines from 3-litre six-cylinder to 4.4-litre eight-cylinder, 4-wheel or all-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 14 to 16 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 160 owner complaints, 2 safety recalls and 67 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.