BMW XMYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 13 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the BMW XM.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints13Top: Service brakes Safety recalls92023–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW XM years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the XM median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2024Not rated–/1007 complaints · 6 recalls 2023Not rated–/1004 complaints · 6 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW XM problems

All model years combined: 13 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Service brakes

3Wheels

3Steering

2Suspension

2Electrical system

1Electronic stability control (ESC)

1Tires

1Vehicle speed control

1Forward collision avoidance

33 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	4	0
Wheels	3	0
Steering	3	0
Suspension	2	0
Electrical system	2	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	0
Tires	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Forward collision avoidance	1	0
3 other systems	3	0

9 recalls

BMW XM recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electronic stability control (ESC)26V-422 · 2023–2024 · Jul 1, 2026 · 428 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC)24V-739 · 2023–2024 · Oct 2, 2024 · 11,579 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC): control module24V-697 · 2024 · Sep 18, 2024 · 309 vehicles Seat belts: front24V-345 · 2024 · May 15, 2024 · 3,256 vehicles Structure: body24V-139 · 2024 · Feb 23, 2024 · 267 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC)24V-104 · 2023–2024 · Feb 12, 2024 · 266,716 vehicles Air bags23V-622 · 2023 · Sep 7, 2023 · 2,352 vehicles Air bags: knee bolster23V-471 · 2023 · Jul 10, 2023 · 1,981 vehicles Emission control: catalytic convertor23V-294 · 2023 · Apr 26, 2023 · 5 vehicles