BMW 525I by model year

660 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW 525I across 18 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 525I

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
1990	51
1991	21
1992	30
1993	9
1994	10
1995	37
2001	31
2002	42
2003	40
2004	123
2005	52
2006	111
2007	98
2008	1
2009	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2011			1
2010			1
2009	1		1
2008	1		1
2007	98	Air bags (27%)	2	21 to 22
2006	111	Air bags (47%)	3	21
2005	52	Air bags (44%)		20
2004	123	Air bags (28%)		20 to 22
2003	40	Air bags (25%)	2	19 to 21
2002	42	Air bags (21%)	4	19 to 21
2001	31	Electrical system (19%)	4	19 to 21
2000			1
1995	37	Latches & locks (16%)	3	19 to 20
1994	10		4	19 to 20
1993	9		3	19 to 20
1992	30	Cooling system (27%)	4	18
1991	21		4	15 to 18
1990	51	Cooling system (18%)	3	18