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BMW 228I

Every BMW 228I model year on file, 2014 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years587 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82014 to 2024
Recall campaigns9Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,247Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 18, 31% of the model's total

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

051015202014201520161820202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the BMW 228I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
25
Engine and cooling
21
Powertrain
7
Brakes
6
Fuel system
6
Airbags
4
Wheels
4
Lighting
4
Driver assistance
4
Seat belts
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 228I 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 228I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone101
2023Sedan20.0291020
2022Sedan366.7432052
2021Sedan80.0943099
2020Sedan30.03320100
2016Coupe185.660011309
2015Convertible1717.685031346
2014Coupe714.314041320
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 228I

  • 25V-871 Dec 17, 2025
    Head air bag inflator may fail at the weld joint, which can cause gas to leak from the inflator or result in an inflator rupture
    Airbags · 851 vehicles
  • 24V-711 Sep 25, 2024
    Bolts that connect the front body structure to the vehicle chassis may not have been tightened properly
    Structure · 7 vehicles
  • 24V-608 Aug 13, 2024
    Improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump may be exposed to water and short circuit
    Electrical system · 721k vehicles
  • 24V-288 Apr 24, 2024
    Head air bag inflator may fail at the weld joint, which can cause gas to leak from the inflator or result in an inflator rupture
    Airbags · 5,761 vehicles
  • 23V-584 Aug 16, 2023
    Receiver audio module control unit software may fail to properly generate audible seat belt warnings to the driver to fasten their seat belt
    Electrical system · 144 vehicles
  • 22V-513 Jul 20, 2022
    High-pressure fuel rail may crack and result in a fuel leak within the engine compartment
    Fuel system · 5 vehicles
  • 21V-554 Jul 21, 2021
    Passenger seat belt Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, before the webbing fully retracts
    Seat belts · 22k vehicles
  • 21V-091 Feb 18, 2021
    If the driver initiates an automatic closure of the sunroof, and the vehicle key status is changed to "off" or "lock," the sunroof may continue to…
    Visibility and wipers · 14k vehicles
  • 15V-189 Mar 31, 2015
    Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing
    Fuel system · 18k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.