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BMW 428xiYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW 428xi.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints6Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls22014–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW 428xi years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 428xi median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 428xi problems

All model years combined: 6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system21
Exterior lighting10
Fuel/propulsion system10
Power train10
Steering11
Vehicle speed control10
Engine10
2 recalls

BMW 428xi recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

40%Wiring: connectors/plugs/receptacles24V-608 · 2015–2016 · Aug 13, 2024 · 720,796 vehicles90%Delivery: fuel pump15V-189 · 2014–2015 · Mar 31, 2015 · 18,054 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 428xi

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2014–2016 · still open
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