FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 650I

Owners have filed 151 complaints about the BMW 650I with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2012 BMW 650I

29 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2008 BMW 650I

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 650I 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
2017 3 0 0 Electrical System
2015 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 8 0 0 64,279 Engine & Cooling
2013 D 27 0 3 12,300 Engine & Cooling
2012 D 29 0 3 37,500 Engine & Cooling
2010 7 0 0 44,175 Engine & Cooling
2009 6 0 0 18,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 C 10 0 3 105,965 Engine & Cooling
2007 D 31 1 5 60,000 Electrical System
2006 C 24 1 2 75,998 Brakes

What breaks on a BMW 650I

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

Engine & Cooling 34 22.5%

Worst in 2012

Electrical System 13 8.6%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 13 8.6%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 7.9%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 11 7.3%

Worst in 2013

Seats 11 7.3%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 10 6.6%

Worst in 2006

Seat Belts 8 5.3%

Worst in 2007

Wheels 7 4.6%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 7 4.6%

Worst in 2012

Steering 6 4.0%

Worst in 2007

Tires 5 3.3%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 3 2.0%

Worst in 2006

Lights 3 2.0%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 650I, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2007 peak 7 Aug 2026

Compare the BMW 650I

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