One problem related to automatic emergency braking has been reported for the 2026 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2026 BMW X5 based on all problems reported for the 2026 X5.
On [xxx], my 2026 BMW X5 (VIN [xxx], 22,314 mi) was damaged during an automated reverse parking maneuver by BMW parking assistant, with automatic emergency braking enabled. Three failures occurred. I have used parking assistant nightly for ~6 months to back into my home garage: ~180 identical maneuvers, zero prior incidents or warnings. Nothing about the garage or environment changed. Failure 1: the system calculated and executed a trajectory that steered the vehicle into the garage structure. First contact was at the driver side rear fender flare. Failure 2: no graduated proximity warnings sounded during the approach. The first and only sensor alert occurred simultaneously with impact. The alert at contact proves the sensors were functional, yet no advance warning was given. Failure 3: after contact was detected and the alert sounded, the vehicle kept moving. Automatic braking did not stop it. The scrape traveled forward along the entire driver side door and sheared off the driver side mirror before the vehicle stopped. At parking speed, stopping distance is inches; the continuous scrape from fender flare to mirror is physical evidence of sustained post-contact travel. The system requested driver intervention only after impact. I was actively supervising. The window from failure onset to impact was under one second, below human reaction time. No supervising driver could have intervened. Damage: driver side rear fender flare, door, and mirror. No injuries. No software changes have been made since the incident. A formal case and engineering investigation have been requested from BMW of north America, including written preservation of edr, parking maneuver logs, sensor data, brake commands, and telematics. Servicing dealer: crevier BMW, santa ana, CA. I believe this indicates a software defect in path planning, sensor logic, or post-contact braking that may affect other vehicles. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
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