BMW 525itYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 6 safety recalls on record for the BMW 525it.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1Top: Air bags Safety recalls61992–2001 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW 525it years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 525it median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'92'93'94'95'01

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Caution
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2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW 525it problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

1Air bags

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	1	0

6 recalls

BMW 525it recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive03V-421 · 2001 · Oct 24, 2003 · 23,000 vehicles Cooling system: fan02V-138 · 2001 · May 16, 2002 · 1,550 vehicles Cooling system: fan01V-206 · 2001 · Jun 21, 2001 · 76,469 vehicles Vehicle speed control97V-131 · 1992–1995 · Aug 19, 1997 · 410,000 vehicles Air bags: frontal96V-110 · 1992 · Jul 1, 1996 · 75,000 vehicles Brake lights: switch96V-111 · 1992–1994 · Jul 1, 1996 · 180,000 vehicles