2007 BMW 650I problems
Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 BMW 650I. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come electrical system (16%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 27 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 27 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
As a result of the car accident the driver of the car was severely injured and the passenger passed away, because the airbags did not open. The police report and the independent experts have confirmed that the BMW m6 model cars have factory defect and the airbags in most of the cases do not open. We have addressed the BMW group as well as BMW dealer company, where the vehicle was purchased, but they simply ignore our inquery. Please advise who can we contact in this case. Thanks you in advance.
Smelt smoke in the car and realized it was coming from the drivers seat. The seat warmer overheated to the point it burnt thru the seat and was causing the smoke and you could see the wire was glowing red hot.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 BMW 650I. While parked, the positive wires in the vehicle caught fire. It was unknown how the fire was extinguished. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wire harness failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 BMW 650I. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning indicator was illuminated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
November 2019 I was driving down north tryon an my car just shut down out of no where, and I also have a coolant problem . My contact # is [xxx].