There are 1 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2019 BMW X5 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE WIPERS OVER SHOOT HITTING THE PILAR. I HAVE SWITCHED MY WIPERS THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR; I THOUGHT THE WIPERS WHERE OF POOR QUALITY BUT EVERYONE IN THE FORUMS COMPLAINS THAT THE WIPERS JUMP CERTAIN SECTIONS IN THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN OVERSHOOT HITTING THE PILAR. IT?S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE GOING TO BE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE WHEN YOUR IN A CITY MANAGING WITH TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS AND YOU CAN?T SEE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE THAT?S PART OF WHAT THE WIPER MISSES . *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.