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BMW 530eYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 50 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the BMW 530e.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints50Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls62017–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 530e 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 530e median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls2019Not rated–/10013 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/10029 complaints · 4 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 530e problems

All model years combined: 50 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system163
Air bags111
Seat belts101
Engine51
Vehicle speed control44
Power train30
Forward collision avoidance32
Service brakes31
Structure20
7 other systems93
6 recalls

BMW 530e recalls

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

96%Sensing system: camera21V-096 · 2020–2021 · Feb 19, 2021 · 13,858 vehicles99%Propulsion system: traction battery20V-601 · 2020–2021 · Sep 30, 2020 · 4,509 vehicles82%Air bags20V-243 · 2017–2018 · Apr 29, 2020 · 33 vehicles96%Sensing system: camera19V-684 · 2018–2020 · Sep 27, 2019 · 257,473 vehicles98%Equipment: electrical18V-652 · 2018–2019 · Sep 20, 2018 · 3,501 vehicles98%Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-465 · 2018 · Jul 11, 2018 · 5,309 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 530e

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2018–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017 · still open
    Open