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2025 BMW M5 Sportswagon problems

No complaints are listed for the 2025 BMW M5 Sportswagon. Zero is not confirmed in this build. See the source and coverage notes below.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as BMW M5 SPORTSWAGON.

At a glance

Complaints
0
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
58,713
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
11

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

26V096000

Date: 2026-02-19. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: 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 of the cabin air filter. (excerpt)

Consequence: A damaged wiring harness can short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the air conditioning systema s electrical wiring harness and add a retaining strap/bracket to the harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 13, 2 (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

11 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
ENGINE3
SEATS1
STRUCTURE1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VISIBILITY/WIPER1

11037508

Date: 2026-09-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

When pulling on the hood (highlighted inorange in the top photo) release lever (highlighted in orange in the bottomphoto; drivera s footwell shown ) , there is anoticeable lack of cable tension; and the hoodwill not unlock.

11037531

Date: 2026-09-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Due to unfavorable software, the Storage Management Electronics (SME) will not show fault codes that trigger the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) when performing ISTA Service Function "Display Permanent SAE Fault Codes." As a result, workshops will have to identify SME-specific permanent SAE (emissi

11036381

Date: 2026-08-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto I-level a ?26-03-5xx, some of the interiorambient lighting strips (arrows) may begin tofail sporadically after a deep sleep cycle.

11036376

Date: 2026-08-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

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 carbon blaster tool and SI B04 02 26 for the S68T /XB1T tool kit.

11035392

Date: 2026-07-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

This Service Bulletin provides instructions to clean the intake valves using the BMW Carbon Blaster Tool

11034449

Date: 2026-06-19. Type: Warranty Program/Extension. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Due to an implementation error in various OBD diagnostics in the vehicle's control units, in very rare cases itmay happen that stored fault memory codes (DTCs) and the MIL (warning light) are not automaticallydeleted even though the underlying malfunction has already been rectified. This does not co

11034461

Date: 2026-06-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.

The decorative trims on the head restraints ofthe drivera s seat and front passenger seatcause groaning noises on any route, at anytemperature, even in a slightly reclinedposition.

11034467

Date: 2026-06-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

The vehicle may experience various operational issues with Apple CarPlay Projected Modes such as: Dropped connections No automatic reconnection Display errors

11031576

Date: 2026-04-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Gen 5 BEV/PHEV vehicles may set the Combined Charging Unit (CCU) in programming abort due to no communication to the HV charge socket electronics.

11030307

Date: 2026-03-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.

Customers might report that washer fluid is leaking from the lower reservoir area, especially around thewasher fluid pumps.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
  • This record lists no complaint under this name, and zero is not confirmed in this data build; the notes below give the reason.
  • NHTSA lists complaints for this model year under related names: M5 (1). They are counted on those records, not here. Zero is not confirmed for this name.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
M5 SPORTSWAGON0

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