BMW electrical system problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,999 complaints involve electrical system. The 328I accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2007 328I with 129 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 4,999 about electrical system, all BMW models
- Most affected
- 328I 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 2,750 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 125 and 579
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2007 BMW 328I129 complaints
- 2011 BMW 328I129 complaints
- 2008 BMW 328I86 complaints
- 2006 BMW 325I85 complaints
- 2019 BMW X572 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 11 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 19 |
| 1994 | 38 |
| 1995 | 32 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1997 | 23 |
| 1998 | 40 |
| 1999 | 36 |
| 2000 | 53 |
| 2001 | 126 |
| 2002 | 126 |
| 2003 | 167 |
| 2004 | 197 |
| 2005 | 113 |
| 2006 | 352 |
| 2007 | 446 |
| 2008 | 425 |
| 2009 | 193 |
| 2010 | 166 |
| 2011 | 359 |
| 2012 | 129 |
| 2013 | 230 |
| 2014 | 240 |
| 2015 | 258 |
| 2016 | 186 |
| 2017 | 117 |
| 2018 | 112 |
| 2019 | 188 |
| 2020 | 139 |
| 2021 | 124 |
| 2022 | 77 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2024 | 89 |
| 2025 | 54 |
| 2026 | 22 |
Among the 2,750 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.