BMW 530I problems reported in California
178 of the 808 complaints filed about the BMW 530I came from California, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
178
Complaints from California
11
Crashes
11
Fires
2004
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
42
23.6%
Electrical System
25
14.0%
Engine & Cooling
20
11.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain
16
9.0%
Brakes
11
6.2%
Steering
11
6.2%
Other & Unspecified
7
3.9%
Seats
7
3.9%
Seat Belts
6
3.4%
Lights
4
2.2%
Suspension
4
2.2%
By model year
1994 530I
1
0.6%
1995 530I
3
1.7%
2001 530I
7
3.9%
2002 530I
8
4.5%
2003 530I
30
16.9%
2004 530I
40
22.5%
2005 530I
18
10.1%
2006 530I
28
15.7%
2007 530I
25
14.0%
2017 530I
3
1.7%
2018 530I
2
1.1%
2019 530I
3
1.7%
2020 530I
1
0.6%
2021 530I
2
1.1%
2022 530I
1
0.6%
2023 530I
2
1.1%
2024 530I
1
0.6%
2025 530I
3
1.7%
Cities reporting most
SAN Francisco
9
16.1%
SAN Jose
7
12.5%
Huntington Beach
6
10.7%
LOS Angeles
6
10.7%
ELK Grove
5
8.9%
Compton
4
7.1%
Calabasas
4
7.1%
Cardiff
3
5.4%
Duarte
3
5.4%
Tracy
3
5.4%
Pasadena
3
5.4%
Laguna Hills
3
5.4%