2026 BMW X3 owner complaints
22 complaints filed with NHTSA, including 5 crashes, 0 fires, 1 injury and 0 deaths.
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Forward Collision Avoidance4 Recent complaints
October 21, 2026Back Over Prevention
The rear cross traffic alert is not detecting vehicles, people or bicycles. I've had six close calls since purchasing the vehicle new last December. I took it to the Sarasota BMW dealer last week and was told it's functioning as it's supposed to. While it was being assessed, I met with a BMW Genius (tech support). We tested the rear cross traffic alert on another new BMW X3 and X5. The result was an unsatisfactory warning system in both vehicles. The BMW Genius said it's a common complaint.
October 18, 2026Electrical System
On October 2, 2026, I was loading my dogs into the cargo area of my new 2026 BMW X3 x drive with the power liftgate fully open. The liftgate closed and struck me on the head. I was not touching any control. The gate was stationary before it descended, while I was lifting my 2nd dog into the vehicle. I went to urgent care immediately and required stitches. I also reported nausea. Ten days later, on October 12, I still had severe head pressure, dizziness, nausea, confusion, and brain fog, and I was diagnosed with a concussion at the emergency room. I was told to limit screen time and reduce my workload and have had to cancel work travel and meetings. I am seeing a concussion specialist. I beli
October 18, 2026SteeringLane Departure
We were driving on a feeder about to enter a freeway when we were in the middle of the lane, the car jerked hard to the left pulling the vehicle over almost colliding with a large curb. We jerked the wheel back to correct it, but the pull was forceful and unexpected, and could have easily made us jump the curb into a median.
October 5, 2026Air BagsStructureForward Collision AvoidanceCrash
I was using adaptive cruise control and hit a rainstorm and water pool; car hydroplaned and flipped over. Party behind me thought emergency braking systems kicked in and caused vehicle to hydroplane. Internet says there is issue with these staggered tire vehicles hydroplaning
October 5, 2026Visibility/Wiper
While traveling from North Carolina to Oshkosh, WI on [XXX] to the 2026 EAA AirVenture annual event, with less than 800 miles on the odometer, our new BMW suffered a spontaneous perimeter stress fracture, accompanied with a loud "pop", to the top-center edge of the windshield. There was no traffic ahead in either lane. Ambient temperatures were in the mid-to-high 90's F. A rest area stop revealed that the fracture line was entirely smooth to a fingernail trace with no evidence of a foreign object strike of any kind. Overnight in Indiana, the fracture had migrated past the rearview mirror area, spreading several inches to the left. By [XXX] morning in Oshkosh, the fracture had spread across t