2011 BMW 6 Series

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2011

3,865 new BMW 6 Series cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2011; the largest markets were Germany (1,468), the United Kingdom (922), Italy (342).

Average mass

1,878 kg

Average power

256 kW

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 78% · Diesel 22%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2011 BMW 6 Series cars on Dutch roads are the 3.0 petrol (235 kW, 315 hp) and 4.4 petrol (300 kW, 402 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

222 first registered in 2011 are on Dutch roads; 69% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €130,419.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde111
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm66
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen52
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld47
• Band onvoldoende profiel29
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm28
• Band beschadigd23
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage18

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

548 cars built in 2011 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 87 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 648 of these cars first registered in 2011 took their annual MOT test. 79% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2011 the figure was 63%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

48 of these cars first registered in 2011 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 156,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

32 2011 cars are on the New Zealand register; 56% arrived as used imports, 41% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2011 BMW 6 Series.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2011 BMW 6 Series.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What BMW told its dealers about the 2011 BMW 6 Series: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)