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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2018 BMW M550I Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
9%of 23 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2018 BMW M550I, 9% of the 23 complaints for this model year.

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.

“On vacation road trip driving for about 3 hours. Instrument cluster completely shuts off and goes to black. Screen, vehit speed and rpm and all adas systems stop working. Sometimes turning the car off and on will address the issue other times it will constantly restart the instrument cluster when driving.”

NHTSA complaint #11495027, filed 2022-11

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201829%

Other parts of the 2018 BMW M550I

Air bags
10 complaints
Seat belts
6 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 BMW M550I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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