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Originally Posted by JCL
Just look at published data for early hour dealer visits, comparing various years of production. Pretty clear trend lines.
Ask a BMW dealer about 2007 X5 customer complaint rates compared to other years.
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OK, found a year by year summary. Note how many recalls were done in 2000, and how the numbers dropped through E53 production:
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I'm not saying there haven't been
some improvements. But generally speaking they're not overwhelming. Your recall list doesn't really help make your case. For example:
2001: Front-seat seatbelt anchorages may not have been properly secured.
Isn't a design flaw but rather an assembly issue. Something that could happen in in model year. Things like oil seperator valve freezing, window regulators, dead pixels, and jerking transmissions...those are evidence of design flaws.