NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 BMW 535i Recalls
The 2013 BMW 535i has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 31, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 BMW 535i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 BMW 535i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2013 BMW 535i
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 15V188000
- Reported
- March 31, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,443
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2014 535i, 6 other models
2013 BMW 535i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2013 BMW 535i, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2013 BMW 535i, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the engine (26%) and the exterior lighting (21%).
The 2013 BMW 535i's only recall also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2013 BMW 535i owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 40,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System13
- Engine10
- Exterior Lighting8
- Air Bags5
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Suspension3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 BMW 535i peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 5. 31% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 BMW 535i drew 0.9× the complaints of the median BMW 535i year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured BMW 535i years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 39 complaints about the 2013 BMW 535i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 535i by model year
Other 2013 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted