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BMW 540itYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the BMW 540it.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Power trainSafety recalls12000 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 540it 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 540it median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 540it problems

All model years combined: 2 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
Power train10
Seat belts10
1 recall

BMW 540it recalls

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

–Brake lights: switch00V-048 · 2000 · Feb 17, 2000 · 17,700 vehicles