BMW tires problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 557 complaints involve tires. The 5 Series accounts for the largest share (8%). The single worst model year is the 2011 5 Series with 30 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 557 about tires, all BMW models
- Most affected
- 5 Series 8% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 17,000 miles 307 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for tires
- 2011 BMW 5 Series30 complaints
- 2011 BMW 535I US18 complaints
- 2006 BMW 325I17 complaints
- 2006 BMW 3 Series14 complaints
- 2011 BMW 550I12 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 2000 | 32 |
| 2001 | 30 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 51 |
| 2007 | 27 |
| 2008 | 22 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 94 |
| 2012 | 27 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 307 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.