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BMW 135I

Every BMW 135I model year on file, 2007 to 2013. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years15410 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72007 to 2013
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins626Summed across model years
By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 51, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0204060200720085120092010201120122013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the BMW 135I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
52
Airbags
35
Engine and cooling
33
Electrical system
20
Powertrain
13
Lighting
9
Wheels
5
Speed control
5
Brakes
3
Visibility and wipers
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 135I model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW 135I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2013Coupe128.315021102
2012Coupe190.038061104
2011Coupe2711.133861103
2010Coupe156.718841111
2009Convertible290.038741102
2008Convertible519.878541102
2007Sedan10.02002
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 135I

  • 20V-017 Jan 15, 2020
    These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and…
    Airbags · 60k vehicles
  • 19V-579 Aug 6, 2019
    Wiring and electrical connectors in the blower-regulator wiring harness may overheat
    Electrical system · 42k vehicles
  • 17V-067 Feb 2, 2017
    Rear driveshaft constant velocity (CV) joint on the affected vehicles may fatigue and break
    Powertrain · 8,752 vehicles
  • 16V-071 Feb 5, 2016
    Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture
    Airbags · 840k vehicles
  • 14V-176 Apr 10, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the bolts that secure the housing for the variable camshaft timing adjustment (VANOS) unit can loosen over time and may…
    Engine and cooling · 156k vehicles
  • 13V-044 Feb 7, 2013
    In February 2013, BMW recalled 504,545 vehicles
    Electrical system · 517k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.