Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 BMW X5 has 45 NHTSA electrical complaints and 3 electrical-related recalls.
45
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V732000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019 BMW X5 xDrive40i vehicles. The capacitors within the Body Domain Controller (BDC) may short...
24V576000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2019-2020 X5, X7, 2020 3 Series Sedan, X6, 2020-2021 7 Series Sedan, 2020 8 Series Convertible, 8 Serie...
25V644000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 340I, X6, 2020-2025 840I, 2020-2022 740LI, 2019-2020 X7, and X5 vehicles. After repeated att...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I bought the car from the dealership, and they said there were no problems with it, but they cheated... |
| Nov 12, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | a concern regarding my BMW x5 it’s a 2019 x50i it’s my only vehicle that I have to get to and from w... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I bought the car 8 months ago from Fred Anderson Acura in Greenville was told the car was inspected ... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Car wouldn't start anymore, starter malfunction. couldnt go into neutral |
| Oct 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The shark fin is leaking and can’t be in rain or drive in rain bc it can cause wires to catch fire o... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My shark fin has water damage and can’t drive or be in rain and this is the only car I have to take ... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I noticed one of my daytime running lights on the driver’s side laser headlight had turned yellow, i... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Emergency Call System Failure!! My 2019 BMW x5 xdrive M50 has the failure from the Telematic Control... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Car randomly wouldn’t start and was getting error starter message on message center |
| Aug 25, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2019 BMW X5. The contact stated that while attempting to cold-start the vehicle, ... |
| Aug 16, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Recently purchased a 2019 BMW X5 xdrive40i with 77k miles, after only owning for 3 weeks after a hea... |
| Aug 7, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | starter failed at 48k miles. This is a known issue of starters failing early and a recall should be... |
| Jun 2, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My car said it overheated and would not start. After about 4 hours it did start and I took it to the... |
| May 24, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Car started hesitating to start then messaged popped up on screen saying my system was overheating I... |
| May 15, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2019 BMW X5. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle failed ... |
| May 7, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The vehicle's electrical system experienced a starter malfunction, which led to a complete failure o... |
| Mar 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Vehicle didn’t move after coming to a full stop at a traffic light. And it displayed a message stati... |
| Mar 21, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Starter stopped working. VEHICLES Body Style : 2019-2020 BMW X5 (X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i) SUV De... |
| Mar 20, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | Emergency call malfunction light came on. System is an important vehicle safety features. Vehicle ta... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I have a 2019 BMW x5. My starter failed and I got a notification at the same time through my BMW app... |