2011 BMW 5 Series Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 81 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the equipment of the 2011 BMW 5 Series, 1% of the 81 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“2011 Bmw 335i convertible. Navigation system constantly almost always takes you to the wrong place. This is very dangerous in that it can take me to very dangerous and deadly places. Bmw should be made to make the navigation system work accurately or replace the system with one that works. It fails to find locations which are even in their own provided points of interest !!! This navigation system is too dangerous for us to use. We don't want to risk our lives in miami, fl and all other unknown places which you may enter into the equipment. …”
NHTSA complaint #10358502, filed 2010-09, 500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10245422Nov 22, 2023Customers may state that the alarm system (DWA) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicleâÂÂs equipment and settings, no acoustic or…
- 10058986Jul 1, 2015The plastic oil filter might fail which will cause a leakage to the internal and /or external engine oil or coolant
- 10057335Oct 1, 2014Bmw: the camshaft (vanos) adjustment units, on certain vehicle, had the limited warranty extended, without the limitation of mileage, to 10 years.
Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 BMW 5 Series
30 complaintsSteering
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 BMW 5 Series
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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