1999 Bmw 528I: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 59 complaints
59
Total Complaints
85,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

71,200 25th Percentile
85,000 Median Mileage
98,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
AIR BAGS
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
3
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
3
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2
TIRES
2

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND FAILED LATER ON. YH"
"BACK-UP SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. YH"
"THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. YH"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28