2014 BMW 5 Series

Typical pattern

5.3% of complaints about the 2014 BMW 5 Series came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2014 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 8.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine (53 complaints), typically at 8.1 yr or about 54,000 miles.

Covers 4 variants: 528I (94), 535D (81), 535I (46), 550I (6)

Complaints: 228
Median age at failure: 8.8 yr
Median mileage: 59,000 n=106
Crash / fire / tow: 18.4% of reports
Safety recalls: 6

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

24V608000 2024-08-13

Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:pump

BMW 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, 2015-2018 X4 xDrive28i, 2015-2016 428xi vehicles. An improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump may be exposed to water and short circuit.

An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.

24V527000 2024-07-11

Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

BMW 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 Series Gran Turismo, and 2015 4 Series Gran Coupe vehicles. Please see the recall report for the complete list of models. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury or death.

21V907000 2021-11-19

Fuel system, diesel

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2013-2018 328d, 328d xDrive, 2014-2018 328d Sports Wagon, 328d xDrive Sports Wagon, 2014-2016 535d, 535d xDrive, 2015 740Ld xDrive, 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d SAV, and 2014-2017 X5 xDrive35d SAV diesel vehicles equipped with an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) module with an integrated cooler. The EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold.

A melting intake manifold increases the risk of a fire.

21V586000 2021-07-29

Fuel system, diesel:delivery:fuel pump

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2018 328d, 328d xDrive, X5 xDrive35d, 2014-2016 535d, 535d xDrive, 2015 740Ld xDrive, and 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d vehicles. The high-pressure fuel pump may fail.

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

18V755000 2018-10-25

Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:gas recirculation valve (egr valve)

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2013-2018 BMW 328d and 328d xDrive, 2014-2018 328d Sports Wagon and 328d xDrive Sports Wagon, 2014-2016 535d and 535d xDrive, 2015 740Ld xDrive, 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d SAV and 2014-2017 X5 xDrive35d SAV vehicles equipped with an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) module with an integrated cooler. If the EGR cooler leaks internally, the coolant can mix with diesel engine soot. The high EGR temperatures may result in these particles possibly smoldering and melting the intake manifold.

The melting intake manifold can increase the risk of a fire.

15V188000 2015-03-31

Exterior lighting

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2013 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, and ActiveHybrid 5 vehicles. The rear reflex reflectors may not reflect enough light. As such, the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

The vehicle may be less visible to other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Engine 30,000 mi 2.1 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 528I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS HYDRO LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Engine 7,800 mi 3.5 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED "STEERING DRIVE MODERATELY". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

Engine 63,000 mi 5.8 yr in service

AFTER PARKING THE CAR FOR EXTENDED TIME (>7HOURS), HOT WEATHER, STARTING THE CAR AND PUT IN REVERSE, BACK OUT SLOWLY THE ENGINE STALLS, TRANSMISSION FLIPS BY ITSELF TO NEUTRAL (N) AND A MESSAGE ON SCREEN STATING THAT TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK, ...., THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. HAPPENING EARLIER BUT WAS ONLY SHAKING WHEN REVERSING AND ENGINE STAYS ON. NOW GOT WORSE AND ENGINE STALLS. TOOK TO BMW DEALERS (TWO OF THEM) BOTH CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE BUT SAW IT BEFORE AND NO SOLUTION FROM BMW BUT TO WAIT 15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE CAR TO PUT IN REVERSE.

Electrical system 53,000 mi 4.4 yr in service

UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER SIDE WHEN CAR IS STOPPED AND ENGINE IS OFF. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WON'T UNLOCK. HAD TO CLIMB OUT PASSENGER SIDE WHICH IS NOT EASY AT ALL. COULD BE A PROBLEM IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND ONE NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. I COULD SEE SOMEONE BEING TRAPPED IF THEY COULD NOT PHYSICALLY GET OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT.

Other 5 Series model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2014 BMW 5 Series

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other 5 Series model years

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