Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2007 BMW 530i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BMW 530I headlights have faulty wiring. Insulation is crumbling an severly degraded leaving bare wires exposed to sho… |
| 2023-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased my BMW & got inside to drive off jumping on 275 freeway & the whole car just started smoking out nowhere th… |
| 2023-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Eng… |
| 2022-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Well was driving fine one day then the next it didn't do nothing an still hasn't done or moved since found that the mod… |
| 2020-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR ISSUES |
| 2020-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE PRESSURE LOSS, UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID RESERV… |
| 2020-03-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT - REPLACED BULBS AND STILL NOT WORKING. REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND NOTICED EVERY WIRE WA… |
| 2019-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530i. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brakes would not engage when … |
| 2019-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY COMPLAINT IS I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY AND EVERYTHING WAS. ABOUT … |
| 2019-06-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR VIBRATES WHEN AC IS ON. PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUZZES WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT AS WELL AS SEAT BELT TIGHTEN WHILE DR… |
| 2019-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSULATION ON ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS CRUMBLING APART. THIS LETS BARE WIRE TOUCH EACH OTHER AND… |
| 2019-03-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING STILL AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAME ON. IT STATED THAT THE CAR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO START. I AM TIRED … |
| 2018-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530I. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal burning odo… |
| 2018-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WIRING ON HEADLIGHTS FLAKING APART LEAVING BEAR EXPOSE WIRES !!! |
| 2018-07-08 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT SENSOR HAS FAILED AND IT HAS TRIGGERED THE SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR FOR MY BM… |
| 2018-06-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ALL RUBBER TUBING HAS FALLEN OFF OF LIGHTS CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD.WIRING IS CURRENTLY DOWN TO COPPER, WITH MULTIP… |
| 2018-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AND I SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE BMW LIC… |
| 2018-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST YEAR I COULD HEAR A SOUND OF WATER THROUGH MY SUNROOF AND WOULD HAVE WATER THROWN AT ME THROUGH MY AC. MY STEREO A… |
| 2018-02-03 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THE MAT CUSHION FAILURE. THIS IS VERY COMMON ON BMW AND… |
| 2018-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS INTERNAL WIRING GETA SO HOT IT MELTS AND CRACKS AND DETERIORATES AND CAUSES SHORT CIRCUIT EVENTUALLY LEADING… |
| 2018-01-01 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | MY MESSAGE DISPLAY IS STATING THAT THE AIRBAG ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH DUE TO CRA… |
| 2017-12-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2007 BMW 530I HAS A MESSAGE IN THE DASH WITH A RED STEERING WHEEL SAYING "STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTION!" "STEERIN… |
| 2017-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE … |
| 2017-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS CONNECTED, THE SAFE… |
| 2017-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE'S A RECALL FOR MY CAR'S PCV AND BMW STILL HASN'T DEVELOPED A REMEDY TO FIX THE ISSUE....GOING ON 9 MONTHS NOW. HO… |
| 2017-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT AND IN MAJOR TRAFFIC OR WHEN I AM OUT ON THE OPEN HWY DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 … |
| 2016-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 (NA) BMW 535I. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 4 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESS… |
| 2016-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT PARKING BULB WAS NO WORKING, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BMW DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBIA, S.C. TO HAVE BULB REPLACED.… |
| 2016-07-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINAT… |
| 2016-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REPLACING THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB THAT FAILED, I REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FROM THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EASIER … |
| 2016-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A LOCK WITH AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT CREATES A "FAULT" NOTICE WHEN NOT WORKING. THE FAULT NOTIC… |
| 2015-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROCHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HAR… |
| 2015-07-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO R… |
| 2015-06-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE RUBBER GASKETS FOR BOTH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND BACK ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THIS MAY CAUSE WINDSHIELD TO FL… |
| 2015-02-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD A HALO LIGHT THAT BURNT OUT. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT BULB. WHEN I UNSC… |
| 2015-01-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, MANUFACTURED BY HELLA FOR BMW, HAVE CRUMBLING AND DECAYING INSULATION ON THE INTERNAL WIRES. … |
| 2014-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL ACTIVE XENON HEADLIGHT WIRING PROTECTIVE COATING IS/HAS FLAKED OFF EXPOSING WIRES, MAKING IT VULNERABLE TO ELECTRIC… |
| 2014-12-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK … |
| 2014-11-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" MALFUNCTION ERROR ON MY 2007 BMW 530I. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE … |
| 2014-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND OPENED THE SUNROOF. THE NIGHT BEFORE THERE WAS A MASSIVE RAIN STORM. SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THE SUNR… |
| 2014-08-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MESSAGE APPEARED WHILE CAR WAS STATIONARY. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THE STEERING … |
| 2014-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SHEATHING ON MY HEADLIGHT'S WIRING IS FLAKING OFF WHICH COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL FIRES. I WAS QUOTED $1500 PER HEADL… |
| 2014-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEI… |
| 2014-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BMW NORTH AMERICA AND JACKIE COOPER BMW , OKC , OK REFUSED TO REPAIR MY 2007 503I , ON THE BASIS IT DID NOT AFFECT MY… |
| 2014-01-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS… |
| 2014-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THEN SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WAS LIT UP LIKE A CH… |
| 2014-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 13V-546; FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT,LETTER FROM BMW, ON JAN … |
| 2013-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRA… |
| 2013-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHTS IL… |
| 2013-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) … |