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2013 BMW 528xi

Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2013 BMW 528xi.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 BMW 528XI. The vehicle was a dealer sale. The contact stated that while dr…
2025-08-27 ENGINE No 0 My 2013 BMW 528i was serviced under recall 24V-608 (Coolant Pump Electrical Connector / DME). After the recall was mark…
2025-06-14 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 the head lights are frequently burn out although there is no break in the light covers. It is unpredictable and unsafe …
2025-05-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 BMW 528XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and En…
2025-04-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 BMW 528XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and En…
2025-04-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 BMW 528I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Eng…
2025-03-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 BMW 528XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and En…
2025-03-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 Both of my headlights had moisture. I replaced the driverside first because you could literally see water sitting in th…
2025-02-19 ENGINE No 0 The timing chain became stretched so that the valve timing with the pistons had been altered so that a valve face almos…
2025-01-21 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2013 BMW 528i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Eng…
2025-01-16 ENGINE No 0 -Drivetrain warning message was displayed, indicated to drive moderately, and moments later car sputtered and ceased to…
2024-07-03 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2013 BMW 528XI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled w…
2024-07-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 See attached document for complaint.
2023-12-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 The vehicle has had no accidents or front impacts but has extensive moisture/condensation build up in both front headla…
2023-10-27 ENGINE No 0 Engine failure due to faulty timing chain or oil pump while driving
2023-08-22 ENGINE No 0 BMW 528i xdrive purchased new in 2013. Currently has 103k miles. While driving on hi-way at 65 mph, received "low oil…
2023-05-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The headrest deployed while parked in the dealer ship and was subsequently replaced. The vehicle was parked and not run…
2023-02-26 ENGINE No 0 The 2013 BMW 528xi had impeccable maintenance up to this catastrophic event. The mileage was just over 80,000 miles at …
2023-02-04 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 Something isn’t right with how water travels to and gets into the Front Headlights of these cars weaking the seals and…
2022-08-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 I have a 2013 BMW 528I with 160,299 miles. I bought it 4 months prior to the incident with 145,000-150,000 miles on it…
2022-08-01 ENGINE No 0 The engine timing chain failed due to faulty plastic guide around the timing chain which gets brittle and brakes in the…
2022-01-09 ENGINE No 0 Driving as normal, and came to stoplight at intersection of busy highway. Stopped for red light, and call stalled, and…
2022-01-03 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 Adaptive headlight, turn signals, daytime/parking lamp and headlamp vehicle aim malfunctions. it is available for inspe…
2021-12-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 While driving with my children, the u-joint on my BMW 528xi failed, causing the driveshaft to break. There was no war…
2021-11-16 ENGINE No 0 Driving on highway got Low Oil Pressure light followed by Drivetrain Malfunction. Engine failed, managed to pull over o…
2021-03-22 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY …
2021-01-02 ENGINE No 0 DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 66K MIL…
2020-11-05 ENGINE No 0 ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF REST (30MINS-1HR) AND A COUPLE TIMES ON EXTENDED…
2020-10-10 ENGINE No 0 I AM HAVING THE SAME DRIVETRAIN ISSUES THAT OTHER EARLIER MODEL BMW'S BETWEEN 2011 TO 2015 THAT WAS RECALLED. MY OIL PU…
2020-04-30 ENGINE No 0 MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD (CROSSING OVER RT 29 IN MALVERN, PA). A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN IN MY CAR…
2020-04-23 ENGINE No 0 BMW ENGINE N20B20 KNOWN TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. THE CAR IN QUESTION IS 2013 BMW 528I XDRIVE, 4 CYL. TURBO ENGINE, AUTOMATIC…
2020-04-08 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE AND THE ENGINE FAILED THE SAME WAY BOTH TIMES IT WENT FROM 55MPH TO 20 BEGIN TO JERK…
2020-03-01 ENGINE No 0 CAR WAS GIVING THE POWERTRAIN SERVICE MESSAGE, WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD START TO POWER DOWN THE CAR APART OF BUILT IN MEC…
2020-01-26 ENGINE No 0 BOUGHT USED 2013 BMW 528I XDRIVE 0N 4/2018 WITH OVER 94K MIKES. CAR IN GREAT CONDITION AND ALWAYS SERVICED. AT 123K MIL…
2020-01-20 ENGINE No 0 A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY BMW, A 2013 528I MODEL, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY. A WARNING M…
2019-12-30 ENGINE No 0 CAR WAS IN MOTION BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY
2019-10-15 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE'S TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AFTER 6 YEARS AND 65000 MILES.
2019-10-11 ENGINE No 0 WAS DRIVING FROM MEMPHIS TO PCB LAST FRIDAY WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY NEAR BIRMINGHAM. FIRST THE '…
2019-08-07 ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, GAVE AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LO…
2019-08-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS A DETAIL LIGHT READING "DRIVER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION: ALSO THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER WILL N…
2019-04-08 ENGINE No 0 WE BOUGHT A 2013 BMW 528XI NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 120K MILES, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PUT OIL IN AND IT WAS …
2019-04-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 YOU DRIVE CAR BUT WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEED UP IT WANT GO ANY FASTER.
2019-03-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DRIVERS DOOR LOCK IS FAILING AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. WE FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE WOULD LOCK THE CAR FROM THE KE…
2019-01-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY 2013 528I HAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. I PURCHASED THE CAR AROUND DECEMBER 18 SOME TIME WITH ABOUT 76000 MILES …
2018-11-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DOORS ARE GETTING LOCKDOWN SPORADICALLY EVEN AFTER YOUR CAR IS AT COMPLETE STOP AND PARKED, UNLESS YOU PRESS THE CENTRA…
2018-10-12 ENGINE No 0 TIMING CHAIN FAILURE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. CAR DISPLAYED "LOW OIL PRESSURE" WARNING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED…
2018-09-24 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528XI. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING …
2018-08-31 ENGINE No 0 TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED AROUND AROUND 55,00 OIL CHAIN PUMP & TIMING CHAIN RESULTING IN A TOTAL MO…
2018-08-23 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TODAY (8/23/2018) ON A CHICAGO-AREA HIGHWAY. I SAW NO LIKELY CAUSE OF T…
2018-06-11 AIR BAGS No 0 MY WIFE WAS TURNING HEAR STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A "CLICK" AND THEN SHE GOT SOME LIGHTS ON HER DASHBOARD. UPON FURTHE…