mkaresh

The end of the warranty period sometimes creates a blip, especially in German cars.

Looking at Porsche Boxster data, I found we had a blip year after year with six-year-old cars--the point where the CPO warranty ends.

mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the 5-Series to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 5-Series: 22, low
2012 5-Series: 44, moderate, small sample size
2011 5-Series: 43, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2011 5-Series: 72, < 1

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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hatemramadan

The F10 528i Model 2011 that i owned for a year had acceleration lag problems. This was felt whenever the car was standing still and started to move. A terrible feeling when you are in roundabouts and need a fast acceleration. Whenever the gas pedal was pressed, nothing will happen for a few seconds and then a sudden power comes in throwing your neck back onto the head rest. The dealer did everything you would imagine to repair it but the same problem was never repaired. The repair included resetting the gearbox, changing the gearbox and updating the software.This is the worst BMW I have ever owned.

melvynnaidoo

currently are 86000kms and not faults at all ... want to keep the car to 200k anyone have any thats past 140k ?

thanking you

melvyn

sdg1871

My 2012 F10 550i xDrive has been the least reliable by the three V8 5 Series cars I have had. I have had to replace the fuel injectors twice. The water pump failed. The turbo cooling pump failed. The turbo coolant lines burst and had to be replaced. It has spent a lot of time in at the dealer leaving me with a loaner. By contrast, my E39 540 had no repairs in three years and my E60 550 only had one repair in three years -- a failed starter motor.

mkaresh

Our reliability stats for the 5-Series now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 5-Series: 26, low
2012 5-Series: 46, moderate, small sample size
2011 5-Series: 43, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2011 5-Series: 66, 4

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

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mkaresh

Sounds like you got an outlier. Little consolation when you're the one with it, I know.

mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the 5-Series to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 5-Series: 29, low, very small sample size
2013 5-Series: 30, moderate
2012 5-Series: 44, moderate
2011 5-Series: 53, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2011 5-Series: 66, 4

Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the 5-Series to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 5-Series: 18, low, small sample size
2013 5-Series: 19, low
2012 5-Series: 44, moderate
2011 5-Series: 53, moderate

Additional participants always helpful (especially if you see "small sample size" next to the year, or no stat at all).

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the 5-Series to include owner experiences through the end of 2015, about eight months ahead of other sources. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year--lower is better:

2014 5-Series: 11, low
2013 5-Series: 51, moderate
2012 5-Series: 37, moderate
2011 5-Series: 36, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2014 5-Series: 92, < 1
2013 5-Series: 67, 4
2011 5-Series: 72, < 1

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For the repairs behind these stats, reliability information on other models, and to sign up to help improve this information:

BMW 5-Series reliability ratings and comparisons