BMW 528Ia
Owners filed 10 complaints across 3 model years of the BMW 528Ia. The 2000 drew the most (5); the 1998 the fewest (2).
Model years3
Complaints10
Recalls1
Fires0
Deaths0
Which BMW 528Ia years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control.
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.