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Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2002-02-19 02V057000 SUSPENSION 4,672 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-03-20 TIRES No 0 We purchased two identical new Pirelli P Zero P245/35/ZR20 91Y tires and had them professionally installed. The mechan…
2020-01-04 STEERING No 0 NOT SURE WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO WRITE. I SEEN THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING. AND THAT CONSE…
2019-08-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAME OUT IN MORNING AFTER PARKING CAR IN DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULDN'T START. SMELLED FUNNY. HAD IT TOWED. MECHANIC FOUND MY…
2019-01-15 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 I HAVE COOLANT LEAKS AND POWER STEERING LEAKS AND OIL LEAKS , MY ALIGNMENT IN BATIRES ARE INWARD CAUSING MY TIRES TO WO…
2017-11-06 AIR BAGS No 0 I HAVE CALLED (877.432.7841) EVERY TIME I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF OUR AIRBAG RECALL. THEY CAN NEVER GET IN CONTACT WITH A…
2017-11-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL
2016-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (…
2015-07-25 AIR BAGS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" RECALL RECEIVED FROM BMW JULY 2015. FINAL REMEDY NOTICE RECEIVED SEPT 2016. LOCAL DEALER (ALEXANDRIA …
2015-07-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY 2015. RECEIVED RESOLUTION NOTIFICATION IN SEPTEMBER 2016. BMW DEA…
2015-01-06 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE HEATED SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVAT…
2013-10-10 AIR BAGS No 0 I GOT I RECALL FOR REPAIR OF AIRGAG, BUT I DONT FEEL SAFE AT ALL ON THIS CAR, SPOKE TO NORTH AMERICA BMW TO CHANG THE C…
2011-08-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 BMW 530I ON AUGUST 24, 2011 AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS IN TO OWNING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE…
2011-06-22 SEATS No 0 THE FRONT SEAT GET TWISTED HERE IS A VIDEO: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WM3HKVKGLXM. *TR
2011-01-07 SEATS No 0 HEATED DRIVER SEAT WILL BURN LEG OR BACK. HEATER HAS BURNED HOLE THROUGH LEATHER. PLAZA MOTORS / ST. LOUIS MO INFORMED…
2009-10-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE …
2009-09-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 AT 78,600 MILES THE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSIS WAS P0741 (BMW CODE 48) WHICH IS A FAULT WITH THE TORQUE CONVERT…
2008-02-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A LOSS OF PO…
2008-01-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO RAINY CONDITIONS, WAT…
2007-07-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAN EXPLODED. THE PLASTIC BLADES PIERCED THE HOOD AND IN ADDITION TO THE FAN AND FAN CLUT…
2007-02-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A CLOUD OF SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE HOOD AND…
2006-07-17 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE A 2002 BMW 530I WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRANNY MODEL 5HP19. AT AROUND 85,000, SOMETIME IN MID-JULY 2006, I BE…
2004-12-31 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WE WERE DRIVING ON DRY TARMAC ON A MAIN STREET IN NEW ROCHELLE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT A REASONABLE/SLOW RATE OF SPEED, A…
2004-03-17 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE No 0 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
2004-02-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 I OWN A 2002 BMW 530I. RECENTLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE BY ITSELF. I REPORTED INCIDENT TO BMW. TO SUMMA…
2003-08-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND COLLIDED INTO A WALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS *JB
2003-07-19 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, …
2003-04-10 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 RE HID LIGHTS: MY VISION IS IMPAIRED IN THE EVENING WHEN A CAR COMES ALONG WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LIGHTS. …
2002-08-10 SUSPENSION No 0 SUSPENSION.....STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION