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BMW 328D

Every BMW 328D model year on file, 2013 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21218 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62013 to 2018
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,708Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 153, 72% of the model's total

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

050100150200201320141532015201620172018
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 328D complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
106
Engine and cooling
78
Powertrain
21
Electrical system
10
Brakes
8
Speed control
6
Structure
5
Steering
3
Lighting
3
Wheels
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 328D 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 328D by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Sedan100.0834287
2017Sedan120.07132297
2016Wagon100.05742374
2015Wagon273.733862442
2014Sedan15311.176572501
2013Not decoded0NoneNone317
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 328D

  • 25V-700 Oct 15, 2025
    EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake…
    Engine and cooling · 112 vehicles
  • 24V-527 Jul 11, 2024
    Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect
    Airbags · 1,145 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
  • 21V-907 Nov 19, 2021
    EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake…
    Fuel system · 50k vehicles
  • 21V-586 Jul 29, 2021
    High-pressure fuel pump may fail
    Fuel system · 11k vehicles
  • 20V-185 Mar 26, 2020
    Constant-velocity joint which transfers power between the transfer case and the rear drive shaft, may become damaged, possibly resulting in loss…
    Powertrain · 8,536 vehicles
  • 18V-755 Oct 25, 2018
    If the EGR cooler leaks internally, the coolant can mix with diesel engine soot
    Engine and cooling · 44k vehicles
  • 15V-520 Aug 17, 2015
    Affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with…
    Lighting · 7,727 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.