Bmw 540iat
Owners filed 5 complaints across 3 model years of the Bmw 540iat. The 1999 drew the most (3); the 2001 the fewest (0).
Model years3
Complaints5
Recalls3
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Bmw 540iat years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. It carries 2 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.