BMW cooling system problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 371 complaints involve cooling system. The 325I accounts for the largest share (10%). The single worst model year is the 2001 X5 with 15 cooling system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 371 about cooling system, all BMW models
- Most affected
- 325I 10% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 144 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 36
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for cooling system
- 2001 BMW X515 complaints
- 2001 BMW 32512 complaints
- 1992 BMW 325I12 complaints
- 1997 BMW 540IA12 complaints
- 1998 BMW 540I11 complaints
Cooling system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 22 |
| 1992 | 35 |
| 1993 | 27 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 38 |
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 96 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
Among the 144 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.