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Originally Posted by speeder
Safety reports are definitely important but all of the cars I’m looking at are among the safest in the world. I’m more concerned w major repair issues.
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Probably best just to do a targeted search across the internets.
For the car you mentioned you can search under its internal designation, which for that generation of 5-sereies is "F10". Probably better if you can narrow it down to exactly which model you are considering as well (535i vs. 550i, etc.). Then you can also search for issues relating to the specific engine (N63 for the 550 and N55 for the 535, etc.). Just combine that info with search terms/phrases like "F10 maintenance issues", "N63 common problems", etc.
The bulk of the info out there will probably come from the various Bimmer forums and the YouTubes. Good luck.