BMW 540 problems
Owners have filed 27 complaints about the BMW 540 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2001. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every BMW 540 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.
What breaks on a BMW 540
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1997
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2001
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1995
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every BMW 540, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the BMW 540
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.