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BMW 528I

Every BMW 528I model year on file, 2015 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years12412 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22015 to 2016
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins479Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 65, 52% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0204060802015652016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW 528I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
90
Electrical system
69
Fuel system
8
Structure
6
Powertrain
6
Airbags
6
Lighting
4
Visibility and wipers
3
Suspension
3
Wheels
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 528I model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW 528I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Sedan598.542141208
2015Sedan6510.840611271
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 528I

  • 24V-608 Aug 13, 2024
    Improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump may be exposed to water and short circuit
    Electrical system · 721k vehicles
  • 16V-914 Dec 20, 2016
    Affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash
    Airbags · 3,506 vehicles
  • 16V-747 Oct 17, 2016
    Vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for the driver's seat may not lock as designed
    Seat belts · 15k vehicles
  • 15V-718 Oct 30, 2015
    Affected vehicles have an inboard lower anchor for child restraints on the left rear seat that may have been bent downwards, preventing the child…
    Child seats · 7,162 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.