BMW 528XI vs CADILLAC LYRIQ

The BMW 528XI (2008–2014, 6 model years) carries 233 NHTSA consumer complaints and 1 safety recall, while the CADILLAC LYRIQ (2023–2026, 4 model years) carries 233 complaints and 12 recalls. Severity indicators for the pair split as follows: 6 vs 36 crashes, 7 vs 4 fires, and 0 vs 0 reported fatalities.

Raw complaint counts favor whichever nameplate has fewer vehicles on the road, so the cleaner lens is components: which specific part families concentrate each model's filings? For the BMW 528XI, the leading complaint category is engine (73 filings), followed by power train and electrical system. For the CADILLAC LYRIQ, it is electrical system (36), ahead of exterior lighting and forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking. When the two vehicles cluster around the same component, the problem is likely a shared supplier or a shared federal standard under stress; when they diverge, each nameplate has its own defect signature independent of the other.

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program gives the BMW 528XI an average 5/5 crash-test rating versus 5/5 for the CADILLAC LYRIQ, aggregated across all model years with published scores. Use the side-by-side table below as your scorecard, but do not treat it as a verdict. Recall counts tell you how many defects the manufacturer has already been compelled to remedy; complaint counts tell you what owners are still flagging today; and safety ratings tell you how the vehicle performs in standardized barrier tests, three different lenses on the same underlying question. The "also compare" links at the bottom of this page let you triangulate against neighboring nameplates in each model's competitive set.