BMW 335Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 66 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the BMW 335.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
BMW 335 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 335 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2012Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/10028 complaints · 1 recall2010Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/10012 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system
Most common BMW 335 problems
All model years combined: 66 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
24Air bags2 crash/fire/injury
20Engine4 crash/fire/injury
14Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury
10Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury
5Power train
3Wheels
3Engine and engine cooling
3Structure
2Vehicle speed control
88 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 24 | 2 |
| Engine | 20 | 4 |
| Electrical system | 14 | 3 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 10 | 1 |
| Power train | 5 | 0 |
| Wheels | 3 | 0 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 1 |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 1 |
| 8 other systems | 8 | 0 |
1 recall
BMW 335 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
1 investigation
NHTSA investigations of the 335
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen