BMW 6 Series
Owners filed 25 complaints across 8 model years of the BMW 6 Series. The 2005 drew the most (7); the 2012 the fewest (2).
Model years8
Complaints25
Recalls24
Fires0
Deaths0
Every BMW 6 Series model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2005 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine |
Which BMW 6 Series years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 4 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.