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2016 BMW 328i electrical system problems

The 2016 BMW 328i has 22 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

22

Electrical System complaints

23%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

328i electrical system complaints by model year139 complaints1996: 4 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 6 complaints1999: 9 complaints2000: 5 complaints2007: 136 complaints2008: 90 complaints2009: 67 complaints2010: 42 complaints2011: 139 complaints2012: 23 complaints2013: 67 complaints2014: 54 complaints2015: 56 complaints2016: 22 complaints
328i electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

24V608000Electrical SystemAugust 13, 2024 · 720,796 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the water pump and plug connector as necessary, and install a protective shield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 28, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

What owners report

“known what failed the entire car was on fire= if there was no one near by it could have consumed more cars/buildings it has been inspected by BMW of north america and Geico the car was overheating the night before and had a check engine light. it was taken to the shop immediately and the fire…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 23, 2023 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2016 BMW 328i have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2016 BMW 328i electrical system — 23% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2016 BMW 328i electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 24V608000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.