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What 14 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 BMW 5 Series Hybrid Sedan

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (14)Crash / fire / injury (4)Backup camera & sensors (3)Driver assistance (3)Airbags (2)Engine (2)Fuel system (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Brakes (1)Electrical system (1)Lane Departure (1)Seat belts (1)

1 of 14 complaints match · Fuel system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 22, 2023Electrical systemEngineFuel systemCrash1 injury

On Feb.3, 2023, my wife made a turn into a parking lot. She was driving our 2022 BMW 540. She paused and the engine began to rev up. It then shot forward nearly 50 feet and hurled her over a meridian into another car. She pressed as hard as she could on the brake and suffered a torn meniscus ligament. There were no warning lights and although the car hit front right, no airbags were executed. BMW has not sent an official detailed report from their engineer. BMW advertises brake override so pressing both the brake and accelerator would NOT result in this event.

NHTSA ODI 11513257

Working with the data? Download all 14 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2022 BMW 5 Series Hybrid Sedan verdict →