BMW 528I by model year

1,246 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW 528I across 14 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW 528I

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1997	49
1998	39
1999	59
2000	53
2007	1
2008	181
2009	34
2010	87
2011	167
2012	146
2013	119
2014	94
2015	109
2016	105

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2016	105	Engine (41%)	4	26 to 27
2015	109	Engine (43%)	1	26	5 stars
2014	94	Engine (36%)	3	26	5 stars
2013	119	Engine (40%)	4	26 to 27	5 stars
2012	146	Engine (33%)	4	26 to 27	5 stars
2011	167	Engine (40%)	4	25	5 stars
2010	87	Engine (38%)	2	20 to 22
2009	34	Engine (38%)	2	20 to 21
2008	181	Engine (20%)	2	21
2007	1		1
2000	53	Air bags (19%)	1	19 to 21
1999	59	Brakes (22%)		19 to 21
1998	39	Air bags (15%)		19 to 20
1997	49	Suspension (27%)		19 to 21