AutoUtility currently tracks 6 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2025 BMW i5. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (50% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 2 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 6 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (3 reports • 50% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Brakes & Traction Control (3), Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (3)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2025 BMW i5
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Electrical System
Brakes & Traction Control
NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #24V697000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
- Campaign #24V104000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Campaign #26V422000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Powertrain & Transmission
Engine & Cooling
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2025 BMW i5
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The dealer is refusing to remedy the recall campaign No.26V-09 stating that we need to wait for service to be due to address it. NHTSA letter says otherwise."
"The contact owns a 2025 BMW I5. The contact stated that while driving at 6 MPH before dawn, the brakes became inoperable while making a left turn and a right U-turn around a van. The brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard, went up the curb, made a quick right turn to avoid a major crash, and..."
"Vehicle History & Initial Defect: I took delivery of a used 2025 BMW i5 in November 2025 (1025 mi). Upon delivery, the vehicle immediately displayed a persistent "Acoustic Pedestrian Warning" failure. This was a direct violation of FMVSS No. 141 (Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and EV)...."
"Loss power and system reset"
"The car shut off unexpectedly while driving down a main road. There was first a power train warning, suggesting taking the car to the dealer and to drive cautiously. Then the car suddenly had an emergency power failure and the car shut completely off. Luckily I was able to coast into a subdivision...."
Complaint History for BMW i5
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2024–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 BMW i5 | 20 | 2 | 7 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 BMW i5 Current Page | 6 | 2 | 3 | Current |
| 2026 BMW i5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2025 BMW i5
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 6 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.