Vehicle report
2001 BMW 540I
Reported problems
15 complaints · median 89000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 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.