BMW 535XI by model year

223 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW 535XI across 5 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 535XI

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
2008	123
2010	26
2011	44
2013	6

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2014			1
2013	6		1
2011	44	Tires (21%)
2010	26	Fuel system (31%)
2008	123	Electrical system (21%)		18 to 20