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BMW 540 at salvage auctions

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BMW 540: model passport

Everything our database knows about the BMW 540: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1
Median retail value$35,614
Median repair cost, % of value100%
Model year
12021
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 100%
Yard state
  1. NM1 100%

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

29 complaints about the BMW 540 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints29
With a crash0
With a fire4
Injured1
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 96,000 mi at failure     6 21%
  2. Airbags
    median 87,000 mi at failure     6 21%
  3. Body and structure 3 10%
  4. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 141,000 mi at failure     2 7%
  5. Brakes 2 7%
  6. Electrical system
    median 76,500 mi at failure     2 7%
  7. Speed control 2 7%
  8. Wheels and tires 1 3%
  9. Steering
    median 98,500 mi at failure     1 3%
  10. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 76,500 mi at failure     1 3%
Complaints by model year
1994
1995
9
2000
2001

Recalls

1 recall campaigns for the BMW 540.

Recall campaigns by model year
12001
12002

Real sale prices

174 sales of the BMW 540 at US government auctions, median price $12,450. 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.