BMW M340iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 76 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the BMW M340i.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints76Top: Engine Safety recalls142019–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW M340i 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 M340i median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/10011 complaints · 6 recalls 2020Not rated–/10057 complaints · 10 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW M340i problems

All model years combined: 76 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

51Engine1 crash/fire/injury

9Electrical system

6Power train

4Fuel/propulsion system

4Engine and engine cooling

3Service brakes

3Steering

2Wheels

2Suspension

32 other systems

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
Engine	51	1
Electrical system	9	0
Power train	6	0
Fuel/propulsion system	4	0
Engine and engine cooling	4	0
Service brakes	3	0
Steering	3	0
Wheels	2	0
Suspension	2	0
2 other systems	3	0

14 recalls

BMW M340i recalls

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

Electrical system: starter assembly24V-576 · 2020 · Aug 1, 2024 · 105,588 vehicles Electrical system: software23V-584 · 2019–2022 · Aug 16, 2023 · 144 vehicles Seats23V-211 · 2019–2021 · Mar 29, 2023 · 51 vehicles Body control module: software23V-118 · 2023 · Feb 23, 2023 · 120 vehicles Engine21V-598 · 2020 · Aug 2, 2021 · 50,024 vehicles Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles Front: buckle assembly21V-298 · 2021 · Apr 28, 2021 · 12 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-096 · 2019–2021 · Feb 19, 2021 · 13,858 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery20V-761 · 2021 · Dec 9, 2020 · 812 vehicles Linkages: tie rod assembly20V-355 · 2019–2020 · Jun 15, 2020 · 2,779 vehicles Air bags20V-164 · 2020 · Mar 19, 2020 · 3,316 vehicles Body: trunk lid19V-755 · 2020 · Oct 23, 2019 · 325 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 14 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the M340i

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2021–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063