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What 49 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 BMW 4 Series Gran

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (49)Crash / fire / injury (3)Electrical system (20)Engine & cooling (16)Engine (8)Body & structure (3)Airbags (2)Brakes (2)Fuel system (2)Speed control (2)Steering (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)

1 of 49 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 6, 2019Speed control1 injury

2016 BMW 428I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE ABOUT HALF A CAR LENGTH INTO AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NOTHING TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER INJURED HER ANKLE FROM PRESSING THE BRAKES FORCEFULLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. *JS

NHTSA ODI 11205633

Working with the data? Download all 49 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 BMW 4 Series Gran verdict →