Vehicle report
2004 BMW 5 SERIES
Reported problems
64 complaints · median 79000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 24 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS | 7 |
| SEATS | 7 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 4 |
| STEERING | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.