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2014 BMW 328I Brakes Problems

Complaints
21about this part
Share
14%of 152 total for the year
Median mileage
56,200miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the brakes of the 2014 BMW 328I, 14% of the 152 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,200 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Passenger front seat fasten seatbelt signals when I'm driving and no-one is in the front seat, I have to lock seatbelt to turn it off. It hasn't signal lately. Driver's door locks and won't unlock when I'm parked unless I use the remote but, not all of the time. Breaks squeaks only when I first exit the garage at home.”

NHTSA complaint #11343436, filed 2020-08, 30,000 miles

“To avoid a head on collision, I was forced off road. When I moved out of the way I immediately applied the breaks which then took some time to respond as if it was blocked or as if I didnt press the pedal. By the time I felt some sort of stopping tension I was put into a pole. Airbags did not deploy.”

NHTSA complaint #11298566, filed 2020-01, 58,000 miles

“My brake pedal pad came off of my brake when I went to stop behind someone causing me to get in an accident. I was traveling on a city street coming up to traffic that was starting to go at a traffic light that just turned green. I believe the rubber is too soft on the brake pedal pad and was not seated on the brake all the way due to me or a previous owner pulling the bottom left side off of the brake by lifting their foot up from resting it next to the brake. …”

NHTSA complaint #11115231, filed 2018-08, 50,000 miles

“When applying brakes there is a significant reduction of braking power. It is much worse when the brakes are wet(rain or snow). At times the pedal goes all the to the floor leaving the car unable to stop without the use of the emergency brake. Several times I was afraid I would be unable to stop & have an accident. I am a rn on the front line treating patients in the icu who have contracted the coronavirus (covid-19) and cannot afford to be away from my job. This condition first happened in oct 2019 and continues today.”

NHTSA complaint #11321678, filed 2020-04, 72,000 miles

“My 2014 surged automatically in a parking lot and the brakes failed repeatedly: it took me over the 4 cement parking lot stopper and into a wall! This was the only way the vehicle would stop! Iwill say that just before I had backed out very slowly as I was in a parking lot. I hit somethig, put my foot on the brake, then put car in drive to pull a few feet back into the parking spot. I used very little gas, not necessary of course. Bmw engineers examined it and found no error according to their three standard tests. …”

NHTSA complaint #11231493, filed 2019-07, 71,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016814%
201597%
20142114%
20133112%
201222%
201181%
201011%
200932%
200873%
200762%
200022%
199988%
1998415%
199613%

Other parts of the 2014 BMW 328I

Electrical system
52 complaints
Engine
29 complaints
Engine cooling
29 complaints
Fuel system
17 complaints
Air bags
15 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Exterior lighting
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Seat belts
6 complaints
Steering
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology