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BMW 328

Every BMW 328 model year on file, 2006 to 2013. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years859 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82006 to 2013
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins387Summed across model years
By model year

The 2011 model year drew the most complaints, 37, 44% of the model's total

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

0102030402006200720082009201020113720122013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the BMW 328 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
33
Electrical system
23
Engine and cooling
17
Seat belts
9
Stability and traction control
5
Powertrain
4
Fuel system
4
Steering
4
Seats
3
Speed control
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 328 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 328 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2013Sedan1020.030118
2012Sedan70.023115
2011Sedan3710.8185119
2010Not decoded30.03001196
2009Coupe1118.25501189
2008Sedan812.5221189
2007Sedan90.0221188
2006Not decoded0NoneNone113
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 328

  • 16V-071 Feb 5, 2016
    Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture
    Airbags ยท 840k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.