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BMW 320

Every BMW 320 model year on file, 1977 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years241 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141977 to 2002
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins16Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 42% of the model's total

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

02.557.510197719791981199519971999102002
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW 320 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
7
Visibility and wipers
5
Powertrain
3
Electrical system
2
Structure
2
Seats
1
Tires
1
Lighting
1
Seat belts
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 320 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 320 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2002Not decoded0NoneNone101
2001Coupe1010.074103
2000Not decoded0NoneNone101
1999Coupe20.08001
1998SUV60.043001
1997Not decoded10.0100001
1996Not decoded10.0100001
1995Sedan20.011001
1989Not decoded10.0100001
1981Not decoded10.0100001
1980Not decoded0NoneNone001
1979Not decoded0NoneNone101
1978Not decoded0NoneNone101
1977Not decoded0NoneNone101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 320

  • 17V-047 Jan 20, 2017
    These vehicles may have had a driver-side air bag module installed as replacement equipment such as after a vehicle crash necessitating…
    Airbags · 230k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.