Vehicle report
2006 BMW 5 SERIES
Reported problems
85 complaints · median 65000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 21 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 18 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 13 |
| ENGINE | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| VISIBILITY | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STRUCTURE | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 2 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 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.