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BMW 335xiYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 154 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the BMW 335xi.

BMW 335xi
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints154Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls62006–2015 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 335xi 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 335xi median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/10023 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/10011 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/10018 complaints · 3 recalls2008Not rated–/10062 complaints · 3 recalls2007Not rated–/10020 complaints · 4 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 335xi problems

All model years combined: 154 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline352
Electrical system2911
Engine254
Fuel/propulsion system211
Air bags192
Engine and engine cooling71
Power train70
Vehicle speed control72
Wheels60
15 other systems397
6 recalls

BMW 335xi recalls

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

19%Air bags: frontal24V-513 · 2006–2011 · Jul 3, 2024 · 394,029 vehicles77%Driver side: inflator module20V-017 · 2006–2011 · Jan 15, 2020 · 59,965 vehicles50%Electrical system: wiring17V-676 · 2006–2011 · Oct 25, 2017 · 702,965 vehicles91%Exterior lighting15V-520 · 2012–2015 · Aug 17, 2015 · 7,727 vehicles90%Delivery: fuel pump15V-189 · 2014 · Mar 31, 2015 · 18,054 vehicles45%Sensor: occupant classification13V-564 · 2007 · Nov 12, 2013 · 76,565 vehicles
4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 335xi

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2013–2016 · still open
    Open
  2. Rear Lamp IlluminationEA09019 · 2005 · closed Sep 28, 2011
    Led to recall 11V-438
  3. REAR LAMP ILLUMINATIONPE09036 · 2005 · closed Dec 22, 2009
    Led to recall 11V-438
  4. REAR LAMP ILLUMINATIONDP09002 · 2005 · closed Aug 6, 2009
    No recall