2013 Bmw 535I XDRIVE GT - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2013 BMW 535I XDRIVE GT has an impressive overall safety rating of 5 out of 5. In crash tests, it scored well with a 4-star rating for both front crash scenarios and a perfect 5-star rating for overall side crash protection. Additionally, it received the highest ratings for rollover protection, side barrier, and side pole crash tests.

Furthermore, this BMW model comes equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, which enhances its handling and stability on the road. It also offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems to help prevent accidents and keep drivers safe.

Despite its strong safety performance, it is worth noting that there have been 32 complaints reported for this vehicle, along with one recall. However, these numbers should be taken into consideration alongside the car's excellent safety ratings and advanced safety features.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

32

Recall Count

1

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2013 BMW 535 I Xdrive GT 4 DR AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2013 BMW 535 I Xdrive GT 4 DR AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2013 BMW 535 I Xdrive GT 4 DR AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2013 BMW 535 I Xdrive GT 4 DR AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2011 Score 2013 Score 2015 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2011 Score 2013 Score 2015 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2011 Score 2013 Score 2015 Score
Rollover Rating 5 5 5
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 5 5 5

Complaints for the 2013 Bmw 535I XDRIVE GT

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"front drive shaft detached and went into oil pan causing oils to splash out everywhere."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-10-12

Complaint:
"water pump failure with @32,900 miles on odometer. cost to replace $2,800"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-05-08

Complaint:
"thermostat & water pumps fail on these vehicles prematurely. many owners are blogging online that these vehicles have early (and frequent) failures with thermostats & water pumps. these failures lead to the vehicle forcing you quickly to slow down and pull over(limp mode) - sometimes not in the most forgiving locations. in addition, the failure of these components may be the root cause of other engine components failing - at an extreme, unnecessary expense to the owners. this occurs while the vehicle is in motion. the vehicle's "safety" system forces the vehicle to decelerate until you bring the vehicle to a stop. this can occur on the freeway (even a freeway in los angeles where you may be in the 8th lane to the left with no emergency lane to your left). the manufacturer should be held responsible to recall/update/replace these faulty components on all 5 series models from 2004 - 2013(at least 2 different models in this year range)."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2019-01-10

Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 535i. the contact stated that while driving 3 mph through two inches of water, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. the contact was informed that the engine had hydro-locked and would need to be replaced. the replacement engine was unavailable and the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 3,900."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2013-07-06

Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 535i. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 to 30 mph downhill, the vehicle stalled and all of the warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was later taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 1,800. the current mileage was approximately 3,000. the vin was unavailable."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2013-07-01

BMW Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

BMW ranks 12 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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