2013 BMW 328XI Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 7%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,070miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2013 BMW 328XI, 7% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,070 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“While driving down the road, the car's idrive system spontaneously rebooted. The system will often take several minutes to reboot (sometimes the system will reboot again directly after regaining connectivity or while trying to reboot). We had already been driving for about 30 minutes when this happened the first time. It has happened many times since. Bmw has tried to fix the issue but has not been able to. They have replaced the head unit, idrive screen, and the combox, all with no resolution. …”
NHTSA complaint #10747213, filed 2015-08, 7,900 milesRelated recalls
- 24V608000Aug 13, 2024BMW 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…Covers: BMW 328XI 2012–2016, 528I 2012–2016, 328I 2012–2016 +8 more
Related service bulletins
- 10249437Jan 16, 2024The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- 10249027Jan 11, 2024The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery…
- 10193494Aug 1, 2018Butt connector for repairing a plug connection. The ?top up coolant? message is displayed in the central display (CC message ID 166). When checking the cooling system there are…
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 29% |
| 2014 | 3 | 18% |
| 2013 | 2 | 7% |
| 2011 | 17 | 25% |
| 2010 | 7 | 41% |
| 2009 | 5 | 45% |
| 2008 | 46 | 46% |
| 2007 | 61 | 31% |
| 2006 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2013 BMW 328XI
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 BMW 328XI
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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