Vehicle report
2018 BMW 530I
This model year
What the record shows
The 2018 Bmw 530i is a midsize car, and the 41st model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1978 to 2026.
The EPA rated one configuration: a single 2-litre four-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, a single transmission, Automatic (S8) and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy is 27 mpg.
The federal record holds 25 owner complaints, 2 safety recalls and 264 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
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.