BMW 5 Series
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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The contact owns a 2018 BMW 530E. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for water pump repairs, the wrench warning light was il...
The seatbelt/passenger seat fails to recognize a passenger is occupying the seat and turns off the airbag. This issue has been reported many times to...
I got a "Drivetrain malfunction" error on my 2018 530e bmw, which is a hybrid plug-in model. I sent the car to the local dealer. They did all the diag...
Constantly pops up a message for passenger restraint system malfunction. I had an accident where I swerved off the road into a ditch at about 60 mph....
It keeps coming up with the error message passenger restraint system malfunction
Sunroof exploded, glass shards everywhere. This has to be a manufacturer defect
I was driving home after picking my son up from school and out of no where the vehicle temperature was in the red and a message popped up stating that...
i have read all the forums and there are many complaints on this same safety issue and why hasn't a recall been issued? Passenger restraint system lig...
1) Passenger restraint system malfunction. According to information on the web and several BMW forums, this is a common problem on these vehicles and...
Passenger seat occupancy sensor faulty causing restraint system malfunction and seat belt warning
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Summary
The 2018 BMW 5 Series has 77 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 5 crash-related incidents have been reported.