"How reliable is the 2013 Bmw 328I?"

"Based on 389 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Bmw 328I has a median complaint mileage of 62392 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Bmw 328I?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Bmw 328I is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 389 total complaints filed."

2013 Bmw 328I: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 389 complaints

389

Total Complaints

62,392mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

26,900 25th Percentile

62,392 Median Mileage

88,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SEAT BELTS

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR NEW, THE POWER BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED ON MAY 23. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BMW WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES VACUUM PUMP. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WHERE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, THE DAY IT WAS RETURNED, EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS BEFORE. WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKE, THE PE..."

"I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 BMW 328I IN LATE MAY. WITHIN A WEEK OF OWNERSHIP THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS THERE FOR THREE DAYS. THEN LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, LAST WEEK, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT IN A BAD ACCIDENT AND IN FACT DID SCRAPE THE CURB. I WAS TO..."

"WHILE SLOWLY COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD YET THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND SEEMED TO GLIDE FOR 10-15 FEET BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE REVVED TO 6000 RPM, BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD THAT I COULD NOT PRESS ANY HARDER, YET WAS STILL SLOWLY MOVI..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE 92 complaints

25th: 52,112 mi Median: 78,850 mi 75th: 93,446 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 60 complaints

25th: 56,944 mi Median: 93,782 mi 75th: 126,429 mi

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 41 complaints

25th: 85,923 mi Median: 108,000 mi 75th: 139,250 mi

AIR BAGS 38 complaints

25th: 15,500 mi Median: 47,000 mi 75th: 66,093 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 30 complaints

25th: 1,000 mi Median: 7,200 mi 75th: 11,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 98 FL: 30 NY: 26 GA: 20 IL: 20 TX: 19 PA: 16 NC: 16 OH: 13 NV: 12

Who Files Complaints?

2.1%

Original Owners

97.9%

Second+ Owners

Bmw 328I — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1996	36	-	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	2
1997	29	78,000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	3
1998	34	165,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
1999	125	106,400	AIR BAGS	16
2000	146	110,700	AIR BAGS	10
2007	569	81,294	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	18
2008	374	85,000	AIR BAGS	12
2009	297	77,000	AIR BAGS	11
2010	222	97,250	ENGINE	5
2011	797	86,000	ENGINE	31
2012	196	69,000	ENGINE	5
2014	234	61,533	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	29
2015	188	70,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	9
2016	94	30,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	14

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