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BMW 530E

Every BMW 530E model year on file, 2017 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years479 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years72017 to 2023

Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,176Summed across model years

By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 27, 57% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the BMW 530E complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Airbags

Seat belts

Engine and cooling

Speed control

Brakes

Powertrain

Driver assistance

Structure

Seats

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BMW 530E model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW 530E by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2023	Sedan	1	100.0	14	0	0	39
2022	Sedan	3	33.3	43	0	1	57
2021	Sedan	1	100.0	12	2	1	168
2020	Sedan	2	0.0	22	3	1	247
2019	Sedan	13	30.8	96	2	1	248
2018	Sedan	27	7.4	225	4	1	390
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	1	27

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 530E

21V-096 Feb 19, 2021
When shifting into Reverse, a small portion of the rearview image may be obscured, or the screen may not illuminate
Back-over prevention · 14k vehicles
20V-601 Sep 30, 2020
Debris may have entered one or more of the hybrid battery cells during their production
Electrical system · 4,509 vehicles
20V-243 Apr 29, 2020
Prior exposure to excessive levels of humidity within the driver and passenger head air bag inflators may affect the proper deployment of the head…
Airbags · 33 vehicles
19V-684 Sep 27, 2019
Back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the…
Back-over prevention · 257k vehicles
18V-652 Sep 20, 2018
Capacitors within the TurboCord Portable Chargers may fail, possibly resulting in a shock hazard or a fire
Equipment · 3,501 vehicles
18V-465 Jul 11, 2018
Crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring,…
Engine and cooling · 5,309 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.