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BMW 5 Series

For the BMW 5 Series, model years 2000–2027 on this site have 104 matched recalls and 1,195 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 0 in 2023 to 194 in 2013. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 16–31 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

ABOUT THIS DATA

BMW 5 Series by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Fire	Investigations	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	0	2	0	0	0	Pre-2011	16–21
2001	0	3	0	0	0	Pre-2011	16–21
2002	0	7	1	1	0	Pre-2011	16–22
2003	0	15	1	1	0	Pre-2011	16–22
2004	6	64	1	9	1	Pre-2011	17–22
2005	4	21	2	1	2	Pre-2011	17–21
2006	7	85	4	2	2	Pre-2011	16–21
2007	3	13	0	0	0	Pre-2011	16–22
2008	3	105	1	3	0	Pre-2011	18–21
2009	3	8	1	0	0	Pre-2011	18–21
2010	5	6	0	0	0	Pre-2011	18–22
2011	4	81	2	2	0	5	17–25
2012	0	10	0	0	1	5	17–27
2013	4	194	3	3	2	5	17–27
2014	6	152	5	8	3	5	19–30
2015	4	100	2	5	3	5	19–30
2016	7	83	1	5	3	5	19–30
2017	2	38	2	0	1	5	18–27
2018	7	89	5	0	2	—	23–30
2019	3	39	7	1	1	—	24–29
2020	8	15	3	1	1	—	25–28
2021	9	27	2	1	1	—	25–28
2022	4	17	2	0	2	—	20–28
2023	1	0	0	0	0	—	20–28
2024	7	18	4	0	0	—	28–30
2025	6	2	0	0	0	—	24–31
2026	1	1	0	0	0	—	25–31
2027 · no NHTSA name match	0	0	0	0	0	—	25–31

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	16–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,150
2001	16–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,150
2002	16–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$5,150
2003	16–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$5,150
2004	17–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,850
2005	17–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$4,850
2006	16–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,150
2007	16–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$5,150
2008	18–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$4,550
2009	18–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$4,550
2010	18–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,550
2011	17–25	—	—	—	$3,300–$4,850
2012	17–27	—	—	—	$3,050–$4,850
2013	17–27	—	—	—	$3,050–$4,850
2014	19–30	—	—	—	$3,150–$4,350
2015	19–30	—	—	—	$3,150–$4,350
2016	19–30	—	—	—	$3,050–$4,350
2017	18–27	—	—	—	$3,050–$4,550
2018	23–30	—	46–49	370	$2,850–$3,550
2019	24–29	—	46–49	370	$2,850–$3,400
2020	25–28	—	47–52	350	$2,950–$3,300
2021	25–28	—	49–53	340	$2,950–$3,300
2022	20–28	—	49–53	340	$2,950–$4,100
2023	20–28	—	49–53	340	$2,950–$4,100
2024	28–30	—	—	—	$2,750–$2,950
2025	24–31	—	50	420	$2,650–$3,400
2026	25–31	—	49	430	$2,650–$3,300
2027	25–31	—	49	430	$2,650–$3,300

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