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BMW 328XI

Every BMW 328XI model year on file, 2005 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years46060 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122005 to 2016
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins690Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 198, 43% of the model's total

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

050100150200200520062007198200820092010201120122013201420152016
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 328XI complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
146
Engine and cooling
143
Airbags
81
Fuel system
37
Powertrain
34
Latches and locks
29
Steering
28
Structure
20
Brakes
16
Lighting
16
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 328XI 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 328XI by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Sedan40.0291110
2015Sedan1421.488213
2014Sedan1717.685314
2013Sedan2711.182219
2012Not decoded1100.01004084
2011Sedan6716.43353093
2010Sedan1711.88130113
2009Coupe119.155040106
2008Sedan9919.227530126
2007Sedan1988.147740125
2006Not decoded520.05003011
2005Not decoded0NoneNone036
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 328XI

  • 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-513 Jul 3, 2024
    Original steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport steering wheel equipped with an inflator that can explode during deployment
    Airbags · 394k vehicles
  • 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-472 Jun 19, 2019
    Connection of the positive battery cable at the fuse box terminal may degrade, resulting in an intermittent loss of electrical power
    Electrical system · 17k vehicles
  • 17V-676 Oct 25, 2017
    Wiring and electrical connectors for the system that controls air flow for the heating and air conditioning system may overheat
    Electrical system · 703k 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
  • 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
  • 13V-564 Nov 12, 2013
    Front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if and how the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and…
    Airbags · 77k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.