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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2015 X3, so we've included reviews for other years of the X3 since its last redesign.
Worst BMW/Owner experience ever
Peter Wadsworth, 08/31/2019
updated 09/03/2021
2015 BMW X3 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
Lots of road noise. Horrible ride over rough surfaces. Thumps and other noises that can't be located. Front end had to be reworked to the tune of $1700 at 57k miles. At latest inspection (75k miles) several lights needed to e replaced to the tune of $1500. Neither was covered by CPO warranty. Also the leather steering wheel has begun to delaminate - no dealer solution other than to replace the steering wheel at my expense. I've owned 6 BMWs, but this will be my last. UPDATE: Turbo failed at 95k miles and front end needed repairs. Total bill $10k. Traded the car for a Toyota Highlander. I've owned over 20 cars in my life. This has been the worst ever owner experience
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2015 BMW X3 DIESEL 31,000 MILES SINCE JUNE 2015
J. Engelhardt, 12/22/2016
updated 05/16/2018
2015 BMW X3 xDrive28d 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
21 of 26 people found this review helpful
We like the car. However its a diesel, and with the german car manufacturer cheating, VW and Audi diesels have lost some of their luster. However we still get over 37MPG on the highway. Live in Maine so it's mostly highway milage. Have had an oxygen sensor and another exhaust sensor replaced under warranty. Not thrilled by the run-flat tires. No jack or tools came with the car!! Updated on May 15, 2018. Had two more check engine light incidents, both times diesel exhaust system problems. Could not afford the sensor replacement every 15,000 to 20,000 milesso traded the car in at 60,000 miles. Very disappointed with the quality of this vehicle. Not only do the owners have to add diesel exhaust fluid every 10,000 miles which is a pain, every 15,000 to 20,000 miles the car has to be in the shop again to take care of the exhaust system problem!!!!
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2015 BMW X3 for sale near you
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- xDrive35i 4dr SUVMSRP: $14,89552 mi away
- xDrive28i 4dr SUVMSRP: $9,354103 mi away
- sDrive28i 4dr SUVMSRP: $19,99820 mi away
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Certified pre-owned?
Chris Bennett, 08/09/2019
2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
17 of 21 people found this review helpful
We bought our X3 as a 3 year old CPO. The CPO designation is a joke. It mostly means it’s been inspected and meets some kind of standard. We hadn’t owned it very long before it started chirping about needing service. It needed an oil change. The service manager also said it needed new tires. I thought all of this would’ve been addressed before it was offered up for sale as a CPO. Nope. We ended up buying tires elsewhere and saved about $400 for the exact same set. The service department has been great to work with otherwise and has taken great care of us (as a premium luxury brand should). Our three biggest gripes has to be the fuel economy has never matched as advertised, we are regularly dealing with a check engine light, and the depreciation is horrendous. The car drives great and has served us well but it’s difficult to justify getting another one based on this experience.
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Offer an upgrade for back seats!
bben, 03/26/2014
2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
I have now owned my car for three months. Over-all I really like it and love the way it looks. It is $10,000 less than the Mercedes and I think it's a better deal. However, the back seat is very uncomfortable on trips. I also disagree with those who say there is plenty of room in the back seat. I wish BMW would offer an option for the same quality of seat contract in the back as they have in the front. Other than that, I can find little wrong with this car. I also love my dealership (Daytona Beach Fields BMW).
Unreliable electronics
Paul, 02/18/2020
updated 08/20/2020
2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
I have not had a mechanical problem, but the electronic components are terrible. The drive train computer was replaced within 6 mos (a 2 week wait) and the head unit of the navigation system was replaced last month, after a year of attempted fixes (and multiple visits to the dealer) by BMW. Thank heavens for the extended warranty I bought back in 2014. I have since sold my BMWX3 because my extended warranty was expiring.
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First BMW, truly the ultimate driving machine.
Steve G, 12/27/2023
2014 BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought a 2014 X3 35i with 75,000 miles on it from a Denver BMW dealer. The car was prepared very well and I checked the service record; the car had been serviced regularly. It also drove like new. Also, the water pump had been replaced at 60,000. It is just a maintenance item, every 60,000 replace it. I was very fortunate that the X3 came with the 18" wheels and the run-flats had been replaced with high quality all season radials. It rides firm but so nice. I dove a couple X3s with run-flats and I would have had to replace the tires right away - rode like crap. Previously I was driving a 2008 Lexus RX 400h and a 2001 Audi A6 2.7T 6 speed that ran perfect. We kept the Lexus but sold the Audi. We wanted a second SUV and I wanted one that handled sportier than the Lexus. We accomplished this. It took a while to adjust to the X3 but now that I have I am enjoying it so much. The N55 engine coupled with the ZF8 transmission, the BMW steering and suspension make driving pure pleasure. The 28i just did not do it for me had to be a 35i. The Lexus RX 400h is an incredibly comfortable and reliable car with great hybrid drive. 174,000 miles and no repairs besides maintenance. I probably won't be as fortunate with the BMW but I think I did buy a good one. I will drive sensibly most of time and do all the maintenance and hope all goes well. No matter, for what I paid for the X3 versus new, I can absorb some maintenance for the driving pleasure. Bought in November, 2023 for $16,000. It has a $68,000 list price in 2014.
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Con/pro
Rgc, 12/12/2021
updated 12/18/2024
2015 BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Con - problematic, expect expensive repairs every year especially after warranty expires. Pro - eye catching design, rocket fast and absolutely a blast to drive Update- Spent additional $3000 in repair costs. All total we’ve spent over $5000 in repairs since warranty expired. Unfortunately, my wife will not consider another brand Update 12/2022 50000 mi No major repairs for now but service is due and I’m sure they will find something. Unfortunately for me wife still loves the car Update 6-12-24 No repairs in a year but I’ve noticed oil leak on garage floor. We were planning to trade up for M40i but now considering other brands Update 12/17/24. The Oil Pan began to leak leaking puddles of oil on garage floor. Needs new brakes, new tires and more. Total cost was going to be over $4000. We decided to trade in for a 2025 X3 M50. I tried to persuade wife to look at another brand but she stuck on BMW. She actually cried the day we left the POS 2015 on the lot. This one will be gone before warranty expires
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Costly lesson learned, bmw never in my drive way a
Konj, 06/13/2022
2014 BMW X3 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Own 2014 BMW X3 35i, bought used with 50k miles, on 60k miles all fuel component failed, fuel pump, injectors coils and more, on 66k curling system, water pump and so many hoses needed to be replaced, waive cover gasket, transmission leaking oil electronics and on. If you think on it DONT! Run!! From it will cost you a lot and will be more in shop then on the street
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We Won't Buy Another BMW
Mike Krembs, 08/25/2018
2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
17 of 23 people found this review helpful
Purchased our 2014 BMW X3 28i as a certified used car at our local BMW dealer. It had just come off of a 3-year lease with its previous owner. It drove and handled well. Materials and workmanship were excellent. Ride was more sporty than comfortable, but not unexpected with a BMW. But we were extremely upset with the value of our purchase. Got multiple "low tire pressure" warnings, but the dealer just said that was typical in the winter. Got multiple warnings that the battery was failing to charge; again, the dealer attributed that to cold weather and advised us to keep the car on a trickle charger overnight in our garage. When the car needed routine oil change, local dealer couldn't get me in for 8 days! And if I had needed a loaner car, I would have had to wait over two weeks. Not exactly what we had in mind for "luxury car" service! Finally, the car doesn't hold its resale value. We bought a 3-year old vehicle, thinking the previous owner had absorbed the bulk of its depreciation. 15 months later this X3 lost $14,000 more of its value. We traded it for a new model of a different brand, and never even thought for a moment about getting another BMW.
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After 5 BMWs this one was my last
Mr B, 01/03/2017
2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
52 of 74 people found this review helpful
I want to start by saying this was a lease car and i am glad it was a lease i could walk away from. i have had 5 other BMWs before this and with this and My 650 convertible i have switched to Lexus. As far as reliability goes, i never had a problem. it always started and stopped, and ran like it should. My problems were the crazy electronics and dealer handling. 1st problem--it has automatic rain sensing wipers, but unlike other cars with automatic wipers, you have to manually turn them on every time so they will work. so they should be called manual wipers. 2nd problem--the parking sensors have to be manually turned on every time when parking. they automatically turn on when backing up, but if you are parking they don't come on unless you turn them on every time. if you are used to sensors that are automatic on other makes of cars, you can hit something thinking the sensors are working when they are not. 3rd problem. the tire pressure monitors freak out with any change of temperature and when they do, you have to take it to the dealer to get them to reset it(this happens about once every week in oklahoma or so). you will get sick of going to the dealer because you cant reset it yourself and it wont let you go into sport mode with a tire error. it also over rides the backup camera and you can be backing up and the camera will shut off to warn you about the tires which can lead to an accident. 4th problem. 5th problem--while the phone connects automatically (with a long delay) to the car, it often wont connect the audio so you have to go in every time to manually turn it on. this is about 5 screens into a menu. this occurs about 90% of the time 6th problem. the audio never remembers where you left it tuned. it will start up in stations i never listen to or settings that i don't use. i bought it new so these are not the previous owners settings. 7th problem the car on several occasions opened all the windows and sunroof over night(twice when it rained) for no reason. not a pleasant thing to wake up to. 8th problem--the tailgate can be opened on the remote while in drive. if you put a key in your pocket or purse and it bumps the tailgate button, it can open on you while driving. this has happened numerous times at stoplights and drive-thrus and will freak you out and make you get out of the car to shut it manually as a risk of getting run over at a stop light. 9th problem--the run flat tires cannot be fixed, only replaced. they also wear out extremely fast on the X3 you will get about 25k miles before they have to be replaced. the 650 only gets 15k miles between replacements. you have no spare or place to store one so switching to better tires that are not run flats leave you with no spare if you do get a flat 10th problem too many things are settings in the i-drive system. the system is cumbersome and very menu heavy and not intuitive. you have to go through menu after menu when it would be better to have more things on one page and less page changing. 11th problem you have to use the i drive button to accept terms and conditions every time you start the car if you want to use anything on the nav screen. starting my car is a process. i have to hit ok to the disclaimer that will pop up every time i start the car. then wait for the tire pressure monitor warning to come on so i can clear that screen, then i have to go 5 screens into the radio menu to turn the audio from my phone back on(it doesn't work every time and sometimes i have to switch back and forth between radio and bluetooth several times for it to switch on. then i am ready to drive. i have timed this and it takes about 2.5 minutes on average. if you don't think this is a long time try waiting in your car for 2.5 minutes while having a someone honking at at you because he wants your parking space 12th problem--when i first got the car i could turn the car off and it would automatically put the car in park for me. after a software upgrade from the dealer, the car will freak out if i don't place it in park before i turn the engine off. 13th problem. when locking the door from the outside touch button, it takes about 15 seconds to actually lock. you will have to stand with the car to make sure it locks before you walk off and i end up hitting the button about 20 times before it actually locks the doors. there is no delay if i use the remote, but then i have to dig it out of my pocket and that defeats the purpouse of a key fob 14th problem is with the dealer in Oklahoma City. if i have a problem, there is a week delay to bring the car in to get it worked on. if i want the free rental car they offer, there is a 2 week delay to bring the car in for servicing. My local lexus dealer can get me in the same day with a rental car 15th problem. while hey claim everyting is included in the warranty including brakes and oilchanges, they dont include alignment, which had to be done twice
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