Best and worst years for the BMW 5 Series
Of the 5 model years of the BMW 5 Series with enough data to compare, the 2008 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (118), and the 2005 has the fewest (8).
Complaints in the first five years, by model year
- Most complaints
- Fewest complaints
- In between
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints (first five years; total for recent years) |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 35 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 81 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 118 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 86 |
| 2012 | 9 |
What stands out
No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.
Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2008 and 2011. Or the years with the fewest: 2005 and 2004.