"How reliable is the 2011 Bmw 535Xi?"

"Based on 44 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Bmw 535Xi has a median complaint mileage of 23000 miles. The most common issue is TIRES."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Bmw 535Xi?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Bmw 535Xi is TIRES, accounting for a significant portion of the 44 total complaints filed."

2011 Bmw 535Xi: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints

Total Complaints

23,000mi

Median Mileage

TIRES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,640 25th Percentile

23,000 Median Mileage

56,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES

WHEELS

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE

SEATS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

STEERING

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE I HAD A BLOWOUT OF MY LEFT FRONT TIRE , GOODYEAR 245/40 R 19 98VXL EAGLE LS2. IT IS A RUN FLAT TIRE. AFTER DRIVING 40 MILES, THE TIRE DISENTEGRATED, AND I NEED A TOW TRUCK TO GET ME OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER GETTING A NEW TIRE, LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER AND LESS THAT 2..."

"2011 BMW 535XI WITH M SPORT PACKAGE DEVELOPED BUBBLE ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR LS-2 RUN FLAT TIRE. VEHICLE HAS 1830 MILES ON IT. SERVICE CENTER AGREED TO REPLACE TIRE HOWEVER THEY HAVE BEEN ON NATIONAL BACKORDER SINCE JULY (10 WEEKS BACKORDER). THERE IS NO OTHER ALL SEASON TO..."

"THE GOODYEAR 245/40/19 LS2 TIRE ON MY 2011 BMW BLISTERED THEN LOST ALL AIR AFTER HITTING A MINOR POTHOLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AT LOW SPEED AFTER THE LOSS OF AIR. NO SPARE TIRE IS PROVIDED ON THIS VEHICLE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE FROM BMW OR GOODYEAR AND I HAD TO ..."

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