2019 Bmw 530e problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints on the 2019 Bmw 530e, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (4 complaints).

12
Complaints
2
Recalls
3
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
91.9
Severity index

Severity index 91.9 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 91.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (33.3%)4 33%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%EquipmentEquipment: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM433.3%
POWER TRAIN325.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL216.7%
AIR BAGS216.7%
SERVICE BRAKES216.7%
ENGINE18.3%
EQUIPMENT18.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0232019: 12021: 22023: 32024: 22025: 32026: 1 (partial year)1921233242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20191
20212
20233
20242
20253
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.7x those in 2019 to 2021 (8 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V65200020/09/2018EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICALBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 330e iPerformance, i3 Rex, i3 Sport Rex, X5 xDrive40e, i3 BEV, i3 Sport BEV and 2019 i8 and i8 Roadster vehicles and 2018-2019 530e iPerformance, 530e xDrive iPerformance and 740Le xDrive iPerformance vehicles. Capaci
19V68400027/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERABMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 540d, 2018-2020 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 530e, 530e xDrive, X3 sDrive, X3 xDrive, X3 M40i, X3 M, and 2019-2020 X4 xDrive, X4 M40i, X4 M, X7 xDrive, X7 M50i, 740Li, 740Li xDrive, 750Li, 750Li
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.