FaultScore

BMW 6 Series problems

Owners have filed 35 complaints about the BMW 6 Series with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2012. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every BMW 6 Series 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
2012 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2008 11 0 0 8,863 Electrical System
2006 8 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 10 1 0 47,860 Airbags
2004 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW 6 Series

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

Electrical System 7 20.0%

Worst in 2008

Airbags 6 17.1%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 4 11.4%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.7%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 2 5.7%

Worst in 2005

Tires 2 5.7%

Worst in 2006

Seats 2 5.7%

Worst in 2006

Stability & Traction Control 2 5.7%

Worst in 2008

Equipment & Accessories 2 5.7%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 2 5.7%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 1 2.9%

Worst in 2008

Suspension 1 2.9%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.9%

Worst in 2005

Seat Belts 1 2.9%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 6 Series, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2004 peak 6 Jun 2018

Compare the BMW 6 Series

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