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Best and worst years for the BMW 525I

Of the 10 model years of the BMW 525I with enough data to compare, the 2007 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (31), and the 1992 has the fewest (5).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, BMW 525I 0 18 35 1990: 28 '90 1991: 2 1992: 5 5 '92 1993: 1 1994: 7 '94 1995: 10 1998: 1 '98 1999: 1 2001: 8 8 '01 2002: 20 2003: 10 '03 2004: 30 30 '04 2005: 11 '05 2006: 9 2007: 31 31 '07 2008: 0 2009: 0 '09
  • Most complaints
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199028
19912
19925
19931
19947
199510
19981
19991
20018
200220
200310
200430
200511
20069
200731
20080
20090

What stands out

The 2007 stands out, with about 3.0 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1990, 2002, 2004.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2007 and 2004. Or the years with the fewest: 1992 and 2001.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200901
200801
20073198
20069111
20051152
200430123
20031040
20022042
2001831
199911
199812
19951037
1994710
199319
1992530
1991221
19902851