2011 BMW 535I US problems
Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 BMW 535I US. Tires is the most reported problem area, at 40% of complaints. After that come engine (16%) and wheels (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 40 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 | 27 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 40 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 11,000 miles. For tires specifically, the median reported mileage is about 2,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% 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.
Over a period of 5 weeks and 2300 miles I have experienced sidewall degradation (blister) four different times on three tires after traversing broken pavement/pot holes at speeds between 25 and 60 MPH. Since this specific tire is only sold on 2011 BMW 535 and 550 all-wheel drive models with optional sport package equipment, there are probably relatively few people who own the tire.
Goodyear eagle ls2 tire developed bubble after less than 2000 miles. Tire is on national backorder and is the only tire approved for this car. I see this as a safety issue for both the car and the tire since I have to either order non-recommended tires (this is the only run-flat tire in the oe size) or drive on a dangerous tire.
Good year run flat tires are very unsafe. Apparently BMW and goodyear have some kind of deal. I bought a 2011 BMW 535I with the sport package which includes the 19" goodyears. They have always leaked and get bubbles. One day if not already people will die cause of this tire. Again goodyears killing people. This needs to stop.
Front passenger side tire developed a bubble after going over a small pothole at under 30MPH. This is the second time this has happened with this car that I have owned for just over 3 months and 1,800 miles. These stock tires on 2011 BMW 535I AWD with sport package -- goodyear eagle ls2 rof size 245/40r19 -- clearly have a design flaw or manufacturing defect and must be recalled.
Three goodyear excellence 245/40r19xl run-flat tires have failed with sidewall bubbles on my 2011 BMW 535I. The first was on 8-31-11 at 7,317 miles. The second on 1-15-13 at 20,158 miles and the most recent on 7-16-13 at 23,433 miles. The factory original right-front tire and its replacement tire both failed. The third failure (on 7-16-13) was on the left front. This is my wife's car and it is driven very conservatively. No wrecks, no hitting curbs, etc. Never in my life have I had this type of tire failure.