BMW 5 Series
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
Top Problem Areas
Most commonly reported issues
Active Recalls
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Recent Complaints
Latest owner reports
Vehicle caught fire
The vehicle caught fire on the highway / interstate. Completely burnt down. The incident has been reported to the insurance company. But still haven't...
The contact owned 2006 BMW 530I. The contact received unknown recall notifications and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list becau...
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 550I. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front passenger’s side air bag warning light remained illum...
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530XI. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light had remained illuminated for a month. The contac...
PCV issue UNKNOWN
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 525xi. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the contact smelled the odor of burning coming from the vehicle, and the c...
The insulation on the internal wiring of the headlight (left and right) have fallen off the wiring leaving sections of conductor exposed creating shor...
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530I. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the p...
My serpentine belt broke causing my car to shut down. Apparently only BMW’s have a terrible design that the belt gets sucked into the engine and then...
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Summary
The 2006 BMW 5 Series has 388 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 10 crash-related incidents have been reported.