FaultScore

BMW 525XI problems

Owners have filed 67 complaints about the BMW 525XI with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2011. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Every BMW 525XI year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2011 2 0 0 Tires
2007 31 0 1 84,000 Airbags
2006 34 0 4 122,000 Airbags

What breaks on a BMW 525XI

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 23 34.3%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 9 13.4%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 9 13.4%

Worst in 2006

Steering 6 9.0%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 6 9.0%

Worst in 2006

Seats 4 6.0%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 3 4.5%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.5%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.5%

Worst in 2006

Lights 1 1.5%

Worst in 2007

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.5%

Worst in 2007

Tires 1 1.5%

Worst in 2011

Wheels 1 1.5%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 1 1.5%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 525XI, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2008 peak 5 Oct 2024

Compare the BMW 525XI

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.