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2004 BMW 545I

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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44Owner complaints

Model-year median: 61

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
18Electrical System
12Engine
10Power Train
8Seat Belts
5
All reported categories
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
4Steering
4Exterior Lighting
3Seats
3Service Brakes
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Unknown Or Other
2Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

38 reports with mileage · 6 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports3 fire reports3 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 29, 2026
Unknown Or OtherFire

Vehicle suffered a catastrophic engine fire while parked due to fuel line separation under open recall 04V303000.

NHTSA ODI #11760532

123,760 miles · Aug 20, 2014
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK TO 89,151. HTTP://SFBAY.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/SBY/CTO/4622086070.HTML SELLER'S AD: I HAVE THIS BM. IN GREAT SHAPE AND SUPER CLEAN IN AND OUT V8 89300 MILES ALL,POWER IN SIDE NAVIGATION ,CD STEREO SUNROOF LEATHER SEATS MORE INFO PLEASE CALL ME OR EMAIL ME THANKS. SE HABLA SPANOL[XXX] INFORMA…

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ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK TO 89,151. HTTP://SFBAY.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/SBY/CTO/4622086070.HTML SELLER'S AD: I HAVE THIS BM. IN GREAT SHAPE AND SUPER CLEAN IN AND OUT V8 89300 MILES ALL,POWER IN SIDE NAVIGATION ,CD STEREO SUNROOF LEATHER SEATS MORE INFO PLEASE CALL ME OR EMAIL ME THANKS. SE HABLA SPANOL[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10626504

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.