FaultScore

BMW 530 problems

Owners have filed 29 complaints about the BMW 530 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every BMW 530 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.

94 95 97 99 01 02
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
2002 6 1 3 Engine & Cooling
2001 12 1 4 124,000 Engine & Cooling
1999 1 0 0 Lights
1997 2 0 0 Lights
1995 3 0 0 Seats
1994 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW 530

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

Engine & Cooling 8 27.6%

Worst in 1994

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 10.3%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 3 10.3%

Worst in 2001

Lights 3 10.3%

Worst in 1997

Brakes 2 6.9%

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 2 6.9%

Worst in 2001

Seats 2 6.9%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 1 3.4%

Worst in 2001

Steering 1 3.4%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.4%

Worst in 2001

Stability & Traction Control 1 3.4%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 1 3.4%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 1 3.4%

Worst in 1997

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 530, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1995 peak 3 Mar 2018

Compare the BMW 530

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