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BMW 650I

Every BMW 650I model year on file, 2006 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10413 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122006 to 2018
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,073Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 22, 21% of the model's total

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

010203020062007222008200920102012201320142015201620172018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW 650I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
34
Electrical system
13
Airbags
12
Powertrain
12
Seats
11
Fuel system
11
Brakes
10
Seat belts
8
Wheels
7
Steering
6
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 650I 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 650I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Not decoded0NoneNone0151
2017Sedan10.0611188
2016Not decoded0NoneNone01231
2015Coupe40.08011282
2014Sedan60.03001344
2013Convertible166.329101395
2012Convertible2010.040021363
2010Convertible50.0560044
2009Convertible40.0530043
2008Convertible616.7920043
2007Convertible2222.71691045
2006Convertible2020.02001144
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 650I

  • 24V-527 Jul 11, 2024
    Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect
    Airbags · 1,145 vehicles
  • 18V-248 Apr 18, 2018
    Electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat
    Engine and cooling · 48k vehicles
  • 16V-914 Dec 20, 2016
    Affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 3,506 vehicles
  • 16V-746 Oct 17, 2016
    Affected vehicles have in-tank fuel pumps that may have insufficiently crimped wire contacts
    Fuel system · 136k vehicles
  • 07V-479 Oct 12, 2007
    On certain vehicles equipped with v8 engines, in conditions of below freezing temperatures combined with low humidity, it is possible for…
    Engine and cooling · 29k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.