Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-17 | 16V832000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 91 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2011 BMW 535I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal… |
| 2025-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW 535i. The contact stated that when pressing the accelerator pedal to drive from being idle … |
| 2025-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car suddenly shut off when I came to a stop at a red light while on a busy state route. The information cluster then… |
| 2025-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2011 BMW 535i. The contact stated that while the vehicle was unoccupied and parked in a parking lot… |
| 2025-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I purchased the BMW 535 and it continues to have drivetrain malfunction issues. This feels like a safety concern for se… |
| 2025-01-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Product Safety Alert: Jan 30, 2025 Stop using the following item because of a potential safety issue. Visit the public … |
| 2025-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | From very low speed (less than 5 MPH), car would not stop with full brakes applied. Front brakes were fully locked as … |
| 2024-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle is having cooling/ heat problems. Does not overheat while driving but rather driving on high temp. Cools to… |
| 2024-05-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BMW REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONSEQUENTIAL ISSUES CAUSED MY FAULTY FUEL PUMP RECALL AND IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME… |
| 2024-02-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW 535i. The contact stated while jump-starting another vehicle in the driveway, he reversed t… |
| 2023-11-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Hello, I received a recall notice almost 6 months ago on my car and I have been in contact with BMW Corporate and they … |
| 2023-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW 535I. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was losing motive … |
| 2023-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Wiring in the headlight assembly is losing its insulation, allowing wires to short and headlamps to fail to operate. |
| 2023-03-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CarMax sold me a car but rolled back the odometer before I took possession. Autocheck report shows mileage of 59,964 on… |
| 2023-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The drivers headlight has developed significant condensation on its interior caused by a failed seal which in turn dama… |
| 2023-02-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Drivers side headlight has severe condensation and signal light headlights have malfunction. |
| 2023-02-23 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Tire pressure monitor warned that my left rear tire was low. Next day same thing. I went to have tire patched was tol… |
| 2023-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driver side headlight has an extreme condensation issue. Especially after it rains or using a car wash. The condensatio… |
| 2022-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 BMW 335I. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive powe… |
| 2022-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The water pump failure recall BMW currently has for 8 and 12 cylinder engines need to include 3.0 6 cylinder engines al… |
| 2022-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Been fixing an unknown issue due to fuel presure, loss of engine power and car gets extra hot but doesn’t over heat, I … |
| 2021-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Passenger side door lock actuator has failed. Door lock actuators should not be failing on cars that are less than 10m … |
| 2021-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car failed to start due fuel pump wires malfunction. |
| 2021-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car is leaking oil from one of the rings in the engine and it’s leaking on the manifold |
| 2021-07-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | while driving on the highway the car turned off suddenly. Car was towed to home after checking possible causes we foun… |
| 2021-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rear driver windows fault. check engine light came on car scanned and got fault code 030115 " Rear door power window … |
| 2021-06-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving on the highway my car turned off suddenly. car was towed to home After checking possible causes we found … |
| 2021-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I HAVE A 2011 BMW 535I THAT HAS FRONT AND REAR CAMERAS AND I HAVE RECORDINGS OF THE LIVE FOOTAGE OF MY INCIDENCE. I … |
| 2020-11-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | A WARNING CAME ON FOR DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO CHOKE AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2020-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT MY WORK AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. BMW OF SAN ANTONIO SAYS OIL LEAKED FROM TH… |
| 2020-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRYING TO CHANGE LINE GO SEVENTH MILES CAUSES THE CAR TO GO IN LIMP MODE |
| 2020-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE BACK AND FRONT AXLES AREN'T RELIABLE AT ALL. ALL FOUR ON MY CAR ARE DAMAGED AND EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP IT'S A … |
| 2020-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY DRIVER AIRBAG HAS A MALFUNCTION BUT NO RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A DEFORMED BAG THAT MEANS MAYBE SOMEONE H… |
| 2020-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DURING 1ST WEEK OF APRIL 2020. IT AFFECTED BATTERY CONSUMPTION, T… |
| 2020-03-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WHEELS FRACTURED PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT STATED… |
| 2020-03-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CV JOINTS . CARS WAS PARKED AND THE CAR LEANED . AT TIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAN TO ONE SIDE . … |
| 2020-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SENT AN OVERHEATING MESSAGE AND INSTANTLY THE POWER TO THE MOTOR WAS CUT OFF C… |
| 2020-03-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RUNNING MULTIPLE TIMES. MOST TIMES IT HAS STALLED OUT WHILE IDLING AFTER A LONG DRIVE AND HAS BEEN … |
| 2020-02-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2011 535I XDRIVE GT CV JOINTS ON DRIVE SHAFT FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DESTROYING THE CAR RENDERING IT UNDRIVABLE… |
| 2019-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CARE WAS IN MOTION ON LOCAL STREET CARE STARTED STALLING, DECREASE IN FUEL, SMOKE OUT OF TAIL PIPE, COMPLETE ENGINE FAI… |
| 2019-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION IS ON MAY BE DUE TO A BAD FUEL PUMP OR ENGINE COILS |
| 2019-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2011 535XI WITH 95,000 MILES WAS SERVICED AND PASSED ALL INSPECTIONS, LESS THAN 700 MILES LATER ENGINE STARTS MAKING A … |
| 2019-10-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DRIVE TRAIN/ DRIVE SHAFT MESSAGE CAME ON WHICH MADE MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SHUDDERIN… |
| 2019-10-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE (2011 BMW 535I GT) INDICATED THAT IT WAS OVERHEATED AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES IN THE CITY AND HIGH… |
| 2019-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS DRIVING FINE. NO NOISE NO BACK FIRE NO RATTLING. GOT HOME PARKED CAR NEXT DAY GOT IN CAR AND WOULD NOT START.… |
| 2019-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAD WAS RUNNING FINE. PARKED GOT OUT NEXT MORNING NO START. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TIME BELT GONE. BOUGHT CAR FROM BMW M… |
| 2019-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I GOT A 2011 BMW 535I XDRIVE WITH ONLY 70000 MILES ON IT, IT GAVE ME AN ERROR SAYING DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. I TOOK IT … |
| 2019-05-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKED THE OBD2 SYSTEM FOR A CODE. P-2763 IS PRESENT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOR THE ISSUE REVEALED TH… |
| 2019-05-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP(FUEL SYSTEM) RECALL WAS ALLOWED TO FAIL AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS BY ME USING MY GAS TO APPEAR AT BMW TRYING TO DES… |
| 2019-03-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING BACK TO DALLAS ,TX. ON I 20 ON MARCH 22 WHEN I HEARD A NOISE . THE SOUND BECAME LOUDER AND I CAME TO A ST… |