2011 BMW 535xi Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2011 BMW 535xi. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 6, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“After bringing my car to bmw of buena park to take care of a couple of recalls, a couple of miles after I get on the freeway at about 60 mph the car lost power and I heard the emergency sound on my dashboard, the emergency light came on and a message on my screen saying ' drive moderately, maximum…”
“I was driving 60 mph when the engine seized. The rpms fell to 0 and the steering wheel became very stiff. I pulled on the side of the road tried to start the car, nothing happened and I had to call the tow truck. None of the lights came on. Everything looked fine and very misterious. After the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 535xi. After the vehicle had been parked for three weeks, it failed to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (erhard bmw bloomfield, 1845 s telegraph rd, bloomfield hills, mi 48302, [REDACTED]) where it was diagnosed that the vanose housing bolt fractured…”
“Car was stolen from state of north carolina from my resident. Car is registered to the state of south carolina with south carolina plates. The car is now in new york area, stratford, ct area and norwalk, ct area- driver took car out my possession and jump states with my spare key that was inside…”
“Malfunction or failure of thermostat and water pump, resulted in significantly increased coolant temperature and system pressure. Indicating a critical overheating condition and my car stopped in the middle of the road and I almost got in a rear end crash. I had to be towed to a shop and they…”
“I was driving my bmw 535 xi on interstate highway. All of a sudden cars gave a message of "drivetrain malfunction: contact your service centre". After that car's power reduced. After that whenever I apply brake, the car ignition stopped and car puts itself in neutral. I had to start the car around…”
“While driving drive train light comes on, made appointment and was informed that the left cv joint boot was torn and leaking. Had it fixed on october 2016, paid over $1700. In september 2017 drive train light comes on again, was informed that the left and the right cv joint boots were torn/leaking…”
“I have an open recall campaign with my vehicle's in tank fuel pump. It is been a nine months since the recall was initial identified and my vehicle has not been fixed by bmw. I called them up and brought the vehicle to the dealership but have to bring back the vehicle un-repair due to the fact…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 BMW 535xi as of July 6, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.