BMW 533Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW 533.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls21983–1984 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 533 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 533 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1984Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1983Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW 533 problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

2 recalls

BMW 533 recalls

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

Power assist: vacuum84V-006 · 1984 · Jan 19, 1984 · 1,612 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar82V-122 · 1983 · Dec 9, 1982 · 1,012 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 533

Feb 17, 1989
HEADREST FAILUREPE89090 · null · closed Jun 26, 1989
No recall