Model line

BMW 545I

Every BMW 545I model year on file, 2004 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years12210 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years22004 to 2005

Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins103Summed across model years

By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 78, 64% 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

Airbags leads the BMW 545I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags

Electrical system

Powertrain

Engine and cooling

Brakes

Seat belts

Steering

Seats

Lighting

Wheels

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BMW 545I 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 545I by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2005	Wagon	78	3.8	289	0	2	55
2004	Sedan	44	15.9	110	0	0	48

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

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 545I

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.