2014 Bmw 428i: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2014 Bmw 428i are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 19 of the 36 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

36
Complaints
6
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
100.0
Severity index

Severity index 100.0 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 100.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2014 Bmw 428i sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 16 complaints (44.4%)16 44%EngineEngine: 10 complaints (27.8%)10 28%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 9 complaints (25.0%)9 25%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 8 complaints (22.2%)8 22%Service BrakesService Brakes: 8 complaints (22.2%)8 22%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 3 complaints (8.3%)3 8%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (5.6%)2 6%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (5.6%)2 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1644.4%
ENGINE1027.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING925.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM822.2%
SERVICE BRAKES822.2%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING38.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER25.6%
STEERING25.6%

Complaints filed per year

08162014: 22015: 12016: 12018: 22019: 72020: 22021: 22022: 12024: 22025: 161415161819202122242516
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20142
20151
20161
20182
20197
20202
20212
20221
20242
202516
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.7x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
14V62700007/10/2014SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSBMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon, 2012-2014 BMW 320i Sedan, 328i Sedan, 320i xDrive Sedan, 328i xDrive Sedan, 2012-2013 BMW 528i Sedan, 528i xDrive Sedan, 2013-2014 BMW X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i Sports Activity Vehi
15V18900031/03/2015FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPBMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 228i Coupe, M235i Coupe, 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, ActiveHybrid 3, 328xi Sports Wagon, 428i Coupe, 428xi Coupe, 435i Coupe, 435xi Coupe, 428i Convertible, 428xi Convertible, 435i Convertible, 328xi G
24V28800024/04/2024AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOWBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2015 2 Series Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i), 3 Series Sedan (320i, 320i xDrive, 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335i xDrive, M3, 328d, 328d xDrive), 4 Series Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive, M4), and 2015 4 Series
24V52700011/07/2024AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2015 6 Series Gran Coupe, 2014 5 Series Gran Turismo, 2014 5 Series Sedan, 2015 6 Series Convertible, 2015 6 Series Coupe, 2014 X5, 2013-2014 X3, 2014-2015 3 Series Sedan, 2014 4 Series Coupe, 2014 4 Series Convertible, 2014 3
24V60800013/08/2024ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMPBMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2012-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2012-2016 Z4 sDrive28i, 528i, 528i xDrive, 328i, 328xi, 2016-2018 X5 xdrive 40e, 2014-2016 228i, 228xi, 428i, 428i xDrive, 328xi Gran Turismo, 2013-2017 X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i, 2015-20
25V87100017/12/2025AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:HEADBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014 4 Series Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive), 3 Series Sedan (320i, 320i xDrive, 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335i xDrive), and 2014-2015 2 Series Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i, M235i xDrive) vehicles. The head air
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.