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1998 BMW 328I

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Fewer warning signs than most model years

Owner complaints for the 1998 BMW 328I are lower than the model-year median of 98.

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26Owner complaints

Model-year median: 98

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
31
199625
199726
199898
1999112
20004
2001
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
5Air Bags
4Power Train
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2
All reported categories
Fuel System, Other
2Service Brakes
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Suspension
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Steering
1Structure
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 26 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

What owners actually said

26 reports
Mileage unknown · Feb 1, 1999
Power Train

DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ODI #606796

Mileage unknown · Jan 21, 1999
Air BagsCrash

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND HAD A SIDE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #833817

Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 1999
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE,WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE ENGINE HAD REVVED UP PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FEEDER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #833494

Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 1998
Vehicle Speed Control

WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE UNINTENDED ACCLERATION HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #831188

Mileage unknown · Apr 20, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN PULLING OUT A PARKING SPACE WITH BOTH FEET DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING FORWARD, CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #822620

Mileage unknown · Apr 15, 1998
Suspension

WHILE DRIVING ON UPHILL STARIGHT AWAY GRADE, 30-40 MPH, WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE MADE A 90-DEGREE TURN INTO HILLSIDE. NO APPARENT ROAD SURFACE ABNORMALITIES.

NHTSA ODI #534318

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.