1995 BMW 525 problems
Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 BMW 525. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (14%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Dual airbags did not deploy while driving on highway at 50 MPH, vehicle suddenly turned over, crashed into median, no warning, cause unkown, vehicle totaled.
When traveling 30 MPH consumer smelled smoke odor. Also noted smoke came from the right front passenger's side when the vehicle caught on fire. Fire department was called and unable to determine the cause of the vehicle.
Severe engine drivability problems, causing vehicle to spin out of control. Also electronic climate control module failed, blows hot air on driver's feet/clutch intermittently slips.
Other model years of the 525
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