Bmw 525xi

Owners filed 49 complaints across 3 model years of the Bmw 525xi. The 2006 drew the most (28); the 2011 the fewest (1).

Model years3

Complaints49

Recalls4

Fires5

Deaths0

Every Bmw 525xi model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2011	1	0	—	—	Tires	Routine
2007	20	1	1	—	Air Bags	Routine
2006	28	3	4	—	Air Bags	Routine

Which Bmw 525xi years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 28 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 3 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.