1998 BMW 328I Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 26 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 165,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1998 BMW 328I, 4% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 165,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Brake lights warning brake light failure keeps being displayed across the control panel. I clean the tail lights and brakes lights and the lights did illuminate properly afterwards, the warning goes away. Then the next time I get in the car a day later the control says 1 brake light failure then the next day says brake light failure .”
NHTSA complaint #10537145, filed 2013-08, 165,000 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 6% |
| 2014 | 11 | 7% |
| 2013 | 6 | 2% |
| 2012 | 4 | 3% |
| 2011 | 19 | 3% |
| 2010 | 6 | 4% |
| 2009 | 8 | 4% |
| 2008 | 8 | 3% |
| 2007 | 13 | 3% |
| 2000 | 2 | 2% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 1 | 4% |
| 1996 | 3 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1998 BMW 328I
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 BMW 328I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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