BMW i5 recalls & problems by year
10 recalls and 29 owner complaints across 2 model years (2024–2025).
Most complaints202421 complaints
Most recalls20247 recalls
Crashes reported4in owner complaints
Injuries reported30 deaths
Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.
Most-reported problem areas, all years
- Forward collision avoidance — 10 complaints
- Electrical system — 9 complaints
- Service brakes — 7 complaints
- Electronic stability control (esc) — 5 complaints
- Unknown or other — 5 complaints
- Service brakes, hydraulic — 4 complaints
- Power train — 3 complaints
- Back over prevention — 2 complaints