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BMW 650iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 104 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the BMW 650i.

BMW 650i
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints104Top: EngineSafety recalls52006–2017 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 650i 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 650i median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls2013Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls2012Not rated–/10020 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/10022 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/10020 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 650i problems

All model years combined: 104 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
Engine292
Electrical system136
Air bags121
Power train120
Seats117
Fuel/propulsion system101
Service brakes81
Seat belts80
Wheels70
13 other systems331
5 recalls

BMW 650i recalls

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

43%Driver side: inflator module24V-527 · 2015 · Jul 11, 2024 · 1,145 vehicles66%Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-248 · 2012 · Apr 18, 2018 · 47,806 vehicles87%Air bags16V-914 · 2017 · Dec 20, 2016 · 3,506 vehicles52%Delivery: fuel pump16V-746 · 2012 · Oct 17, 2016 · 136,188 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling07V-479 · 2006–2007 · Oct 12, 2007 · 29,250 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 650i

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012–2018 · still open
    Open
  2. BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATIONEA08001 · 2006 · closed Dec 31, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-384