Every X5 Plug-In Hybrid model year from 2016 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Large SUV of the same year.
Scored separately as its own vehicle: X5 (2004–2025).
Across 8 scored model years the X5 Plug-In Hybrid needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2025 is its strongest, 2016 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Large SUV sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #16 /30 | 48th | Avoid | |
| 2017 | #14 /31 | 57th | ||
| 2018 | #16 /27 | 42th | ||
| 2021 | #16 /33 | 53th | ||
| 2022 | #8 /35 | 79th | ||
| 2023 | #17 /38 | 57th | ||
| 2024 | #15 /38 | 62th | ||
| 2025 | #5 /42 | 90th | Best year |
The line held a middling position through 2021, then moved to strong from 2022 on. The recent trend is upward. This 2025 car falls in a strong stretch.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every X5 Plug-In Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Large SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2023–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: powertrain. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Large SUV of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
Real charts, sample vehicle. Open the lookup to see these for your X5 Plug-In Hybrid.
Your X5 Plug-In Hybrid is plotted against 42 rivals from 2025.
Look up your X5 Plug-In Hybrid →Your X5 Plug-In Hybrid is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your X5 Plug-In Hybrid →2025 is the strongest X5 Plug-In Hybrid model year on record, ranking #5 of 42 Large SUVs that year.
2016 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #16 of 30.
The 2025 X5 Plug-In Hybrid ranks #5 of 42 Large SUVs — the upper quarter of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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