BMW 320xiYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 9 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW 320xi.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints9Top: Air bags Safety recalls22012–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW 320xi years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 320xi median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2014Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls 2013Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW 320xi problems

All model years combined: 9 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Air bags

2Engine

1Power train

1Structure

1Tires

1Visibility/wiper

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	3	0
Engine	2	0
Power train	1	0
Structure	1	0
Tires	1	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0

2 recalls

BMW 320xi recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Exterior lighting15V-520 · 2012–2015 · Aug 17, 2015 · 7,727 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump15V-189 · 2014 · Mar 31, 2015 · 18,054 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 320xi

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2013–2016 · still open
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