BMW 550xiYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 9 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the BMW 550xi.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints9Top: Engine Safety recalls12013–2016 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 550xi 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 550xi median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2013Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW 550xi problems

All model years combined: 9 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Engine

2Fuel/propulsion system

1Tires

1Electrical system

1Wheels

1Latches/locks/linkages

1Structure

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
Engine	2	0
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Tires	1	0
Electrical system	1	0
Wheels	1	0
Latches/locks/linkages	1	0
Structure	1	0

1 recall

BMW 550xi recalls

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

Exterior lighting15V-188 · 2013–2014 · Mar 31, 2015 · 13,443 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 550xi

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2014–2016 · still open
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