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BMW 5-Series Problems and Repair Histories

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Year Make/Model Trips/Year/100 Cars Compared to all models for the same year  
2012 BMW 5-Series   19 5-Series, 8.3 months of data per 5-Series, average 6800 miles

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2011 BMW 5-Series 44 5-Series, 10.6 months of data per 5-Series, average 17900 miles

First year for F10 5-Series. Doing well so far.21
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2010 BMW 5-Series 28 5-Series, 8.1 months of data per 5-Series, average 32800 miles27
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2009 BMW 5-Series   22 5-Series, 8.8 months of data per 5-Series, average 44800 miles

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2008 BMW 535   23 535s, 10.2 months of data per 535, average 53900 miles

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2008 BMW 528 / 550 / M5 54 528 / 550 / M5s, 8.0 months of data per 528 / 550 / M5, average 56100 miles

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2007 BMW 5-Series 32 5-Series, 8.6 months of data per 5-Series, average 67400 miles

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2006 BMW 5-Series 34 5-Series, 8.8 months of data per 5-Series, average 72900 miles48
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2005 BMW 5-Series   13 5-Series, 7.6 months of data per 5-Series, average 80800 miles

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2004 BMW 5-Series 29 5-Series, 10.1 months of data per 5-Series, average 93200 miles

First year for E60 5-Series.98
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2003 BMW 5-Series 29 5-Series, 8.6 months of data per 5-Series, average 93100 miles115
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2002 BMW 5-Series 36 5-Series, 10.3 months of data per 5-Series, average 95000 miles

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2001 BMW 5-Series 27 5-Series, 8.4 months of data per 5-Series, average 113400 miles

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2000 BMW 5-Series 25 5-Series, 9.2 months of data per 5-Series, average 129600 miles

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1999 BMW 5-Series   13 5-Series, 6.8 months of data per 5-Series, average 127400 miles

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1998 BMW 5-Series   11 5-Series, 7.5 months of data per 5-Series, average 151900 miles

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2007.5 BMW 5-Series 4dr Wagon

turbocharged 232hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

BMW 5-Series in Norway
Month Year Odometer
(in miles)		 Cost Problem/Repair Description
Nov 2009 84320   First odometer entry
Dec 2009 84940 2000 Did not start. Dealer found battery problem. Paid for replacement and software upgrade but dealer did not replace it! Same problem next day. Towed back and has been at dealer for three weeks waiting for a control module from BMW Germany. 
Mar 2010   Most recent odometer entry.

 

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