2001 BMW 530I problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 2001 BMW 530I, and 17% of them involve engine. After that come transmission (17%) and air bags (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 61,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the BMW 530I with enough data (11 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
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.
I had stoped behind a stalled car on us95 in las vegas, nv and was rear ended and pushed into the car in front. Both the drivers seat and the passenger seat broke, and we were both nearly prone and under the lap and seat belts. Also, the air bags did not deploy which I am not sure they should or shouldn't have. I have no knowledge as to what will be done to the car since it could well be "totalled" as a loss. No internal injuries for the driver and passenger, but some scrapes and bruises.
Takata recall 2001 BMW 530I several related to car accelerates has been reported for the 2001-2005 BMW 530I. Car accelerates on its own problem 1 failure date: 12/15/2015 we owns a 2001 BMW 530I. The contact stated while pulling out of a bank of america in miami , florida parking space at 5 MPH, the vehicle rapidly accelerated crashing into banks wall and the atm machine causing damage to the front of the vehicle and the decoration around the atm, but not the atm machine itself.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 BMW 530I. The contact stated while driving at 25 MPH the driver side air bag located in the door and the side curtain air bag deployed. The contact suffered a minor injury to the left arm. The contact pulled over to check the vehicle for damages. There were no damages to the vehicle that would cause the air bag to deploy. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home.
Dt*: the contact stated while exiting a parking lot at 3 MPH the front passenger side curtain airbag deployed and exploded. Although the dealer and the manufacturer were alerted no inspection have been made.