2014 BMW 328I problems
NHTSA has received 238 complaints about the 2014 BMW 328I, and 24% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (22%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 238 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 126 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 126 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 29 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the BMW 328I with enough data (87 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My brake pedal pad came off of my brake when I went to stop behind someone causing me to get in an accident. I was traveling on a city street coming up to traffic that was starting to go at a traffic light that just turned green. I believe the rubber is too soft on the brake pedal pad and was not seated on the brake all the way due to me or a previous owner pulling the bottom left side off of the brake by lifting their foot up from resting it next to the brake.
I have had 4 car crashed quit this vehicle and neither time have the airbags deploy and I have became injured from the car crashes in my airbags never deployed, I can't hit a car from the front I have been hit from the back and neither airbags have deployed even a passenger got in on the site and that are back did not deploy either. My vehicle is in motion every time that I crashed or was crashed,
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? + AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN HEAD-ON COLLISION How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? + DUE TO FAILURE, DRIVER SUSTAINED MILD CONCUSSION WHEN HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND PUT AT RISK OF LIFE THREATENING INJURY AND IMPAIRMENT Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center?
Was getting warnings about left rear brake and turn lights malfunctioning for months that would turn on and then go away. On christmas day the brake light and turn light for left rear came on and stayed on. I went and bought bulbs to replace them since at that point the lights were no longer working (instead of a warning that would come on then go right back off once the brake was pressed or left turn signal was used).
The contact owns a 2014 BMW 328i. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH, the temperature gauge warning light illuminated, and the engine started to overheat. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became inoperable. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.