2018 Bmw 530E: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 34 complaints
34
Total Complaints
9,685mi
Median Mileage
SEAT BELTS
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,650 25th Percentile
9,685 Median Mileage
30,850 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SEAT BELTS
9
AIR BAGS
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
SEATS
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER HAVING MY BMW 530E RUN THROUGH A HAND AND SEMIAUTOMATED CAR WASH, THE CAR WAS DRIED AND DETAILED. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR AND BEFORE TURNING THE 530E ON, THE IDRIVE SCREEN WAS DISPLAYING A WARNING MESSAGE INDICATING THAT "BATTERY CANNOT BE RECHARGED" AND TO "STOP CAREFULLY: POWER SUPPLY." THE U..."
"RIGHT FRONT DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WHEN DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF, A LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND A WARNING TONE SOUNDED. PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLAMMED DOOR SHUT."
"THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR OPENING WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION. DURING THIS OCCURRENCE, WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING, FIRST THROUGH A PARKING LOT, AND THEN TURNING RIGHT AND ACCELERATING ON A STREET, AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT DOO..."

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