2 complaints reported

2020 BMW 5 Series Exterior Lighting

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

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Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Jun 2024

The car’s instrument cluster has no indicator light to inform the driver whether or not low beam headlights are active. I took the car into BMW to get this addressed early on after purchasing the vehicle and BMW service technicians informed me that these cars don’t have such a light. Even though the manual includes documentation for the light. This poses a safety hazard as a driver may put the headlight switch in the wrong position and would have no indication they’ve done so. Daytime running lights may confuse them to thinking they have their headlights on. This poses a safety risk as tail lights would also not illuminate reducing visibility for other drivers and could increase the likelihood of a collision.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 BMW 530E, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2022

There is a light sensor in the digital instrument cluster that dims the brightness during the day that it makes the instrument cluster un-readable.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 BMW 530I, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Jan 2022

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The 2020 BMW 5 Series has 2 Exterior Lighting complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.