BMW M5 is represented in CarFaultIQ’s corrected vehicle catalogue for 1999-2003,2006-2010,2013-2016,2018-2023,2025-2026, with source coverage for US and Canada.
This catalogue hub is intended to organize verified model-year and configuration data. Recorded fuel categories: Electricity, Premium Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: Electric. Recorded drivetrain categories: AWD, RWD.
These fields describe structured dataset coverage only. Reliability, common-problem, recall, complaint, repair-cost and drivability claims should be added only when model-specific evidence has been verified.
BMW M5 2018–2023
No verified model-specific fault records for 2018–2023 yet.
Structured vehicle data
These fields are read live from the imported v3.1 vehicle tables. They are configuration coverage, not reliability or safety conclusions.
- Fuel types: Electricity, Premium Gasoline
- Electrification: Electric, Gasoline
- Drivetrain: AWD, RWD
- Total structured variants: 62
2026 structured configurations
| Market | Trim/source label | Fuel | Electrification | Drive | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Sedan | Electricity, Premium Gasoline | Electric | Not specified | Automatic Select Shift 8-speed |
| US | Sedan | Premium Gasoline | Electric | AWD | Automatic (S8) |
| US | Touring | Electricity | Electric | Not specified | Automatic Select Shift 8-speed |
| US | Touring | Premium Gasoline | Electric | AWD | Automatic (S8) |
Official evidence for this model
Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.
US safety recalls
20 distinct official identifiers · US
Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.
- 26V096000 — model years 2025, 2026
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 M5 Sportswagon, 2025-2026 M5, 2024-2025 750e xDrive, 2025-2026 550e xDrive, 2023-2025 I7, 2023-2025 7 Series, 2024-2026 i5, and 5 Series vehicles. The electrical wiring harness for the air conditioning system may become damaged during replacement…
- 24V104000 — model years 2025
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2025 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist…
- 20V598000 — model years 2020, 2021
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 X3 sDrive 30i, X3 xDrive 30i, X3M 40i, X3 xDrive 30e, X4 xDrive 30i, X4M 40i, 530i, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 550e, 550e xDrive, and 550e iPerformance vehicles. A small portion of the…
Manufacturer communications / TSBs
678 distinct official identifiers · US
Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.
- 11036381 — model years 2025
After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto I-level …26-03-5xx, some of the interiorambient lighting strips (arrows) may begin tofail sporadically after a deep sleep cycle.
- 11036376 — model years 2025
This Service Bulletin provides instructions to clean the intake valves using the BMW Carbon Blaster Tool P/N 81 29 2 208 034 and the S68T / XB1T Kit P/N 83 30 5 BAD 3D5. Refer to SI B04 12 11 for existing documentation about the…
- 11035392 — model years 2025
This Service Bulletin provides instructions to clean the intake valves using the BMW Carbon Blaster Tool
US owner complaint reports
105 distinct reports · US
Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.
- AIR BAGS: 40 reports
- ENGINE: 23 reports
- SEAT BELTS: 10 reports
A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.
Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.