2016 BMW X3 Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 7%of 82 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 29,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the seat belts of the 2016 BMW X3, 7% of the 82 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My 8-year old daughter was sitting on rear passenger size seat on a booster seat with seat belt on. She first played with my son who was sitting on a read driver seat on a car seat. Then she fell asleep. In this process the seat belt some how got wrapped around her. When we stopped for a bathroom break we unbuckled the belt to find out that the belt was wrapped around here and we could not unwrap it. The more we tried to pull out the more tighter it got. She was in severe pain. We had to borrow a scissor from the gas station to cut the belt.see the pic with the scar. …”
NHTSA complaint #11291909, filed 2019-12, 29,000 miles“Seatbelt pretensioner failing to holdback passenger on deccelleration on exit ramp at 4 degrees incline or decline from 65 to zero on controlled decceleration”
NHTSA complaint #10905931, filed 2016-09, 18,100 miles“The contact owns a 2016 BMW X3. The contact stated that there was a message that the passenger’s side restraint had malfunctioned. The dealer had been contacted to schedule an appointment; however, the vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 107,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11614129, filed 2024-09, 107,000 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 3% |
| 2016 | 6 | 7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 5% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2016 BMW X3
23 complaintsEngine cooling
18 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 BMW X3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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