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BMW i5 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW i5, across 2 model years from 2024 to 2025. The 2024 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (3).

Model years
2

2024–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2024

7 recalls

Owner complaints
29

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW i5 across 2 model years; the most, 21, concern the 2024.

Owners marked a crash on 4 of the BMW i5 complaints (14%) and a fire on 0.

Across all BMW i5 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 9 complaints), then the service brakes (7).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW i5 in 2026: 12, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW i5 is electronic stability control (esc), in 2 model-year listings.

The newest BMW i5 recall, 26V422000, was reported on July 1, 2026 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module.

BMW i5 years to avoid

Too few BMW i5 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW i5, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202538—not ranked
2024721—not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW i5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW i5

  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)2
  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:CAMERA/SENSOR1
  • FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION MOTOR:CONTROLLER:SOFTWARE1

BMW i5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW i5 recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW i5, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V422000July 1, 2026service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module2024–2025crash428
25V395000July 23, 2025electrical system: propulsion system: traction motor: controller: software2024crash71,286
24V697000September 18, 2024electronic stability control (esc): control module2024–2025crash309
24V135000February 23, 2024electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2024fire4
24V104000February 12, 2024electronic stability control (esc)2024–2025crash266,716
23V885000December 22, 2023forward collision avoidance: warnings: external/pedestrian alert2024injury4,926
23V700000October 18, 2023electrical system: adas: driver monitoring: camera/sensor2024crash12,296

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW i5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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