BMW 528
Owners filed 28 complaints across 4 model years of the BMW 528. The 1997 drew the most (13); the 1999 the fewest (3).
Model years4
Complaints28
Recalls0
Fires4
Deaths0
Every BMW 528 model year compared
Complaints per yearWhich BMW 528 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › cooling system.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.