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BMW M550I problems

Owners have filed 49 complaints about the BMW M550I with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2023. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Every BMW M550I 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.

42 3 1 1 2
18 20 21 22 23
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
2023 — 2 0 0 — Body & Structure
2022 — 1 0 0 — Wheels
2021 — 1 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2020 — 3 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 — 42 0 3 — Airbags

What breaks on a BMW M550I

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

Airbags 11 22.4%

Worst in 2018

Seat Belts 6 12.2%

Worst in 2018

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 6 12.2%

Worst in 2018

Electrical System 4 8.2%

Worst in 2018

Other & Unspecified 4 8.2%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 3 6.1%

Worst in 2018

Wheels 3 6.1%

Worst in 2018

Seats 3 6.1%

Worst in 2018

Engine & Cooling 2 4.1%

Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 4.1%

Worst in 2020

Steering 1 2.0%

Worst in 2018

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.0%

Worst in 2020

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.0%

Worst in 2018

Tires 1 2.0%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW M550I, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2018 peak 6 Aug 2026

Compare the BMW M550I

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

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