BMW 528xi recalls & problems by year
2 recalls and 158 owner complaints across 6 model years (2008–2014).
Most complaints201356 complaints
Most recalls20141 recall
Crashes reported3in owner complaints
Injuries reported20 deaths
Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.
Most-reported problem areas, all years
- Engine — 75 complaints
- Power train — 36 complaints
- Electrical system — 35 complaints
- Exterior lighting — 21 complaints
- Air bags — 18 complaints
- Engine and engine cooling — 13 complaints
- Unknown or other — 13 complaints
- Fuel/propulsion system — 11 complaints