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BMW 5 SERIES at salvage auctions

Copart 2021 BMW 5 SERIES I WBA53BH02MCF02770 Burn upcomingDec 2 Copart 2020 BMW 5 SERIES XI WBAJR7C07LWW65068 Minor Dent / Scratches127,811 mi upcomingNov 20 Copart 2013 BMW 5 SERIES I HYBRID WBAFZ9C59DC751983 Minor Dent / Scratches85,576 mi upcomingNov 19 Copart 2019 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAJE5C59KWW39355 Water / Flood upcomingNov 19 Copart 2018 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAJA5C55JG900047 Front End124,578 mi upcomingNov 19 Copart 2011 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAFR1C51BC750082 Front End upcomingNov 18 Copart 2012 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAXG5C58CDY29486 Mechanical152,488 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2016 BMW 5 SERIES I WBA5B1C52GG133290 Water / Flood75,084 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2014 BMW 5 SERIES I WBA5B1C58ED476894 Front End129,413 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2020 BMW 5 SERIES 530E WBAJA9C07LCD33171 Rear End107,300 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2016 BMW 5 SERIES I WBA5A5C57GG353017 Side109,571 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 BMW 5 SERIES I WBA5B1C57FG126236 Undercarriage90,751 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2010 BMW 5 SERIES I WBANW1C55AC165962 Minor Dent / Scratches132,687 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 BMW 5 SERIES I WBA5A5C54FD519445 Minor Dent / Scratches144,844 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2011 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAFR1C56BC743726 Normal Wear upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAJA5C30HG894196 Front End106,903 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2013 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAXG5C52DD230424 Front End142,966 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2014 BMW 5 SERIES XI WBAKP9C56EDZ35259 Mechanical127,999 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2010 BMW 5 SERIES XI WBANV1C51AC157957 Front End201,359 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2013 BMW 5 SERIES XI WBAFU9C59DDY72361 Minor Dent / Scratches121,448 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2018 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAJA5C58JWA37656 Front End upcomingNov 17 Copart 2019 BMW 5 SERIES I WBAJA5C56KBX86641 Minor Dent / Scratches166,698 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 BMW 5 SERIES XI WBAKP9C57FD693907 Minor Dent / Scratches194,711 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2016 BMW 5 SERIES I WBA5A5C59GG348126 Front End144,926 mi upcomingNov 17

BMW 5 SERIES: model passport

Everything our database knows about the BMW 5 SERIES: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1,634
Median retail value$11,987
Median repair cost, % of value100%
Median odometer117,021 mi
Run and drive87%
Model year
2002
2005
2010
179
2015
2020
2025
2027
Primary damage
  1. Front End 735 45%
  2. Mechanical 161 9.9%
  3. Rear End 156 9.5%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 154 9.4%
  5. Side 138 8.4%
  6. Water / Flood 82 5.0%
  7. Normal Wear 52 3.2%
  8. All Over 35 2.1%
  9. Undercarriage 28 1.7%
  10. Burn 24 1.5%
Yard state
  1. CA206 13%
  2. GA125 7.6%
  3. TX124 7.6%
  4. FL115 7.0%
  5. IL98 6.0%
  6. NY67 4.1%
  7. NC61 3.7%
  8. NJ61 3.7%
  9. SC52 3.2%
  10. MA50 3.1%
  11. MD47 2.9%
  12. PA41 2.5%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

557 complaints about the BMW 5 SERIES (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints557
With a crash26
With a fire25
Injured22
Deaths1
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 75,000 mi at failure     97 17%
  2. Engine and cooling
    median 35,000 mi at failure     67 12%
  3. Electrical system
    median 51,000 mi at failure     62 11%
  4. Fuel and propulsion
    median 22,000 mi at failure     57 10%
  5. Wheels and tires
    median 7,660 mi at failure     52 9%
  6. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 45,000 mi at failure     41 7%
  7. Seats and seat belts
    median 79,000 mi at failure     34 6%
  8. Steering
    median 950 mi at failure     32 6%
  9. Exterior lighting
    median 84,089 mi at failure     22 4%
  10. Brakes
    median 80,000 mi at failure     22 4%
Complaints by model year
1995
2000
2005
131
2010
2012

Recalls

21 recall campaigns for the BMW 5 SERIES.

Recall campaigns by model year
1994
1995
2000
8
2005
8
2010
2015
2020
2023

NHTSA crash tests, overall rating

Model yearStars
2016 5.0

Real sale prices

4,172 sales of the BMW 5 SERIES at US government auctions, median price $24,250. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.