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BMW 528 problems

Owners have filed 37 complaints about the BMW 528 with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2000. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every BMW 528 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

1 1 1 17 8 4 5
86 87 88 97 98 99 00
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2000 — 5 0 2 — Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 — 4 0 2 — Electrical System
1998 — 8 0 0 — Electrical System
1997 — 17 2 1 — Engine & Cooling
1988 — 1 0 0 — Suspension
1987 — 1 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion
1986 — 1 0 0 — Seats

What breaks on a BMW 528

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 5 13.5%

Worst in 1997

Electrical System 4 10.8%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 4 10.8%

Worst in 1997

Airbags 3 8.1%

Worst in 1998

Steering 3 8.1%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.4%

Worst in 1997

Suspension 2 5.4%

Worst in 1988

Lights 2 5.4%

Worst in 1997

Tires 2 5.4%

Worst in 1997

Seat Belts 2 5.4%

Worst in 1997

Seats 2 5.4%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 1 2.7%

Worst in 1997

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.7%

Worst in 1987

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.7%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 528, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 1995 peak 3 May 2017

Compare the BMW 528

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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