Worst years for a BMW M5
Owners have filed 152 complaints about the BMW M5 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2025. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every BMW M5 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2021 | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2015 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 16 | 0 | 2 | 16,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 70,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | D | 55 | 3 | 0 | 62,128 | Airbags |
| 2003 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2001 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a BMW M5
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every BMW M5, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the BMW M5
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.