FaultScore

BMW 535I US problems

Owners have filed 45 complaints about the BMW 535I US with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2011. More of them are about the tires than anything else.

Every BMW 535I US 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.

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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 45 0 0 11,188 Tires

What breaks on a BMW 535I US

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

Tires 18 40.0%

Worst in 2011

Engine & Cooling 7 15.6%

Worst in 2011

Wheels 4 8.9%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 6.7%

Worst in 2011

Electrical System 3 6.7%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 3 6.7%

Worst in 2011

Steering 2 4.4%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 2 4.4%

Worst in 2011

Brakes 1 2.2%

Worst in 2011

Suspension 1 2.2%

Worst in 2011

Lights 1 2.2%

Worst in 2011

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 535I US, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2011 peak 4 May 2019

Compare the BMW 535I US

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