10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
57,015 miles

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problem #2

Mar 192015

X5

  • 63,000 miles
U joint failure, driveshaft failure, hit oil pan and caused damage, then hit transmission and blew it out.

- Charleston, SC, USA

problem #1

Dec 262012

X5 6-cyl

  • 8,554 miles
On December 26, 2012, while driving North at a high speed in heavy traffic in the second lane on a four lane segment of highway 11 kenoelehua highway at its merging junction with the highway 130 keaau bypass road, an engine partial malfunction occurred causing deceleration and a complete engine shut down on the road shoulder. On January 4, 2013, after retrieving the vehicle from replacement of the low pressure fuel pump pursuant to the December 26, 2012 malfunction, while driving North at a high speed in heavy traffic on highway 19 queen kaahumanu highway after recovering the vehicle from the BMW of Hawaii repair shop, an engine partial malfunction occurred causing a deceleration and a complete engine shut down on the road shoulder.

- Hilo, HI, USA