BMW · NHTSA safety record

2026 BMW X7

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 5 safety complaints about the 2026 BMW X7 with the US government. Of those, no death is recorded. 2 recall campaigns are open against it, covering the air bags and visibility.

The most complained-about system is the exterior lighting, named in 1 complaint, 20% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers October 2025 to July 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

5 complaints on file

Complaints

Describe a crash

Mention fire

People injured

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 20% 1 20%

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 · 20% 1 20%

POWER TRAIN 1 · 20% 1 20%

SEATS 1 · 20% 1 20%

STRUCTURE 1 · 20% 1 20%

VISIBILITY 1 · 20% 1 20%

0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 5.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2026 at 4.

8 6 4 2

25 2025 26 2026

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2025 to 2026 , the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2026 BMW X7. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

2 on file

AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

25V837000 · December 4, 2025

The defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 X6, X7, X5, and X5 Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The instrument panel may have been manufactured incorrectly and prevent the passenger-side air bag from deploying properly.
The risk: An air bag that does not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy: Dealers will replace the instrument panel trim, free of charge. The vehicles have not been sold from dealer inventory and therefore, no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 4, 2025.

BMW of North America, LLC · up to 25 vehicles across all model years covered

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD:CRITICAL FASTENERS

25V556000 · August 27, 2025

The defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 X5 Plug-in Hybrid, X5, and X7 vehicles. The windshield may not be sealed properly, which can allow water to enter the power distribution box or electronic control unit.
The risk: Water inside electrical components can lead to electronic function failures, such as a loss of headlights, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an electrical short-circuit may occur, increasing the risk of a fire while parked or driving.
The remedy: Dealers will inspect the windshield seal. If any leaks are detected, the seal will be repaired and vehicle control units and wiring will be replaced as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

BMW of North America, LLC · up to 1,406 vehicles across all model years covered

Compare

Other years of the BMW X7

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths
2025	28	4	—
2024	62	7	—
2023	43	8	—
2022	19	2	—
2021	44	9	—
2020	52	12	—
2019	47	11	—

Other 2026 BMW models

X5 18 X3 15

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every BMW on this site — 253 vehicles, 484 recall campaigns and 2 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

Complaints: NHTSA's ODI complaint file , published September 1, 2026. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall campaign API , most recent campaign filed September 14, 2026.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI investigation file , published 2026-09-01.

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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