FaultScore

BMW 530E problems

Owners have filed 67 complaints about the BMW 530E with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2023. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every BMW 530E 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
2023 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 7 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 2 0 2 Electrical System
2020 2 0 0 Electrical System
2019 19 7 1 9,207 Electrical System
2018 34 1 0 9,685 Seat Belts

What breaks on a BMW 530E

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

Electrical System 13 19.4%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 11 16.4%

Worst in 2018

Seat Belts 11 16.4%

Worst in 2018

Engine & Cooling 5 7.5%

Worst in 2018

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 5 7.5%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 6.0%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.5%

Worst in 2019

Brakes 3 4.5%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 3 4.5%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 2 3.0%

Worst in 2018

Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.0%

Worst in 2021

Seats 2 3.0%

Worst in 2018

Lights 1 1.5%

Worst in 2020

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.5%

Worst in 2019

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 2019 peak 6 Aug 2026

Compare the BMW 530E

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