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2014 BMW 4 Series problems

Owners filed 58 complaints about the 2014 BMW 4 Series with NHTSA between Apr 2014 and Nov 2025. The most-cited component is engine (20).

Complaints
58
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
6
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Engine20
  2. Electrical system18
  3. Fuel/propulsion system17
  4. Engine and engine cooling9
  5. Service brakes8
  6. Power train6
  7. Exterior lighting4
  8. Steering2
  9. Structure2
  10. Vehicle speed control2
  11. Forward collision avoidance1
  12. Fuel system, gasoline1
  13. Service brakes, air1
  14. Visibility1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 8, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20143
20154
20166
20172
20182
201911
20208
20212
20221
20230
20242
202517

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Engine

20 reports
“Car jyst shut down in the middle of the street without any dashbord lights, strange noises or symptoms. Won't turn over. After tow to BMW dealer they said oil pump broke. I took it to volvo dealer they said oil starvation. They changed design of oil pump drive but don't inform anybody to do it which is very unacceptable. And they should do recall on that. That was very dangerous situation. This oil pump very slowly desteoys without any symptoms. It's really ticking time bomb becouse they now it quietly change design.Thank you.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 4, 2025EngineODI 11697411

Electrical system

18 reports1 crash
“The contact owns a 2014 BMW 428I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 11, 2025Engine and engine cooling, Electrical systemODI 11666222

Fuel/propulsion system

17 reports3 crashes
“the recall was dated 12 August 2024. To date BMW North America has not provided the parts needed to effect the repair. it has been 10 months since the recall. BMW NA is dragging its feet. it is time something is done to require BMW NA to fix the problem,”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 11, 2025Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11666273

Engine and engine cooling

9 reports1 related recall
“The contact owns a 2014 BMW 428I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 26, 2025Engine and engine cooling, Electrical systemODI 11650808

Service brakes

8 reports5 crashes
“I was entering the freeway as I was merging from the on-ramp onto the freeway after it had rained that day the car began to spun out of control as I was trying to regain the vehicle it'slammed into the side rail bouncing off of it and then I stepped on the brakes but the car proceeded to go forward hit the rail again which caused the damage to the front bumper, hood, fenders, lighting system, and some frame work.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 21, 2025Service brakes, Fuel/propulsion system, Forward collision avoidanceCrash reportedODI 11644048

Power train

6 reports
“WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE ACCELERATION I HEARD A POP AND FELT A LARGE DECREASE IN POWER. LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND SAW AN OBVIOUS PIPE BROKEN OFF. TOOK IT TO BEVERLY HILLS BMW.ADVISED IT WAS THE 'LEFT CHARGE PIPE' AND TO FIND OUT ITS THE VERY FEW THINGS NOT COVERED IN CA EMISSIONS 7 YEAR/70K WARRANTY. SEAMS FAIRLY COMMON. ESTIMATE $1,313.14!”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 19, 2020Power trainODI 11350319
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 8, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.