BMW 5 Series by model year

576 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW 5 Series across 11 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW 5 Series

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1997	1
2004	89
2005	26
2006	125
2007	22
2008	140
2009	12
2010	9
2011	96

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2023			1
2011	96	Tires (31%)	4
2010	9		5
2009	12		3
2008	140	Fuel system (34%)	3
2007	22		3
2006	125	Air bags (30%)	7
2005	26	Air bags (39%)	4
2004	89	Air bags (35%)	6
1997	1		1
1996			1