1995 Bmw 525I: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 37 complaints
37
Total Complaints
129,906mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

103,000 25th Percentile
129,906 Median Mileage
152,106 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DOOR FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED WINDOWS AND SEAT BELTS TO MALFUNCTION. FINALLY, SHORT IN FUSES, RESULTED IN HEADLIGHTS/MIRRORS AND CONSOLE TO MALFUNCTION."
"DOOR FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED WINDOWS AND SEAT BELTS TO MALFUNCTION. FINALLY, SHORT IN FUSES, RESULTED IN HEADLIGHTS/MIRRORS AND CONSOLE TO MALFUNCTION."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28