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BMW 330I

Every BMW 330I model year on file, 1999 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years81476 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years231999 to 2026
Recall campaigns39Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,874Summed across model years
By model year

The 2006 model year drew the most complaints, 219, 27% of the model's total

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

0100200300199920012003200521920072009201120182020202220242026
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 330I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
245
Lighting
154
Electrical system
131
Engine and cooling
128
Powertrain
44
Visibility and wipers
33
Seat belts
32
Steering
31
Seats
24
Fuel system
22
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 330I 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 330I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Sedan10.0100009
2025Sedan425.01001042
2024Sedan560.01002068
2023Sedan425.0572052
2022Sedan60.0863085
2021Sedan2913.834170202
2020Sedan5313.2589110306
2019Sedan4117.130490390
2018Sedan329.42671190
2017Sedan410.024101310
2011Not decoded0NoneNone3012
2010Not decoded0NoneNone3012
2009Not decoded0NoneNone3011
2008Not decoded0NoneNone3012
2007Not decoded0NoneNone3012
2006Sedan2196.845672118
2005Sedan2810.7585534
2004Sedan1139.72835625
2003Sedan777.82337324
2002Sedan4517.81737323
2001Sedan1166.05278023
2000Not decoded0NoneNone308
1999Not decoded0NoneNone206
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 330I

  • 26V-056 Jan 30, 2026
    Engine starter may overheat and catch fire due to wear on an internal component
    Electrical system · 87k vehicles
  • 25V-636 Sep 23, 2025
    Engine starter relay may corrode, causing the relay to overheat and short circuit
    Electrical system · 200k vehicles
  • 25V-202 Apr 1, 2025
    Electrical connection between the starter-generator and battery may come loose
    Electrical system · 4,557 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
  • 23V-770 Nov 16, 2023
    Steering gear may not have been tightened properly, which can allow it to loosen
    Steering · 201 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
  • 23V-211 Mar 29, 2023
    Seat frame may not have been welded properly to the seat rails
    Seats · 51 vehicles
  • 23V-118 Feb 23, 2023
    During a service visit, a replacement electronic control unit (ECU) may have been installed with incorrect programming, which can cause the…
    Electrical system · 120 vehicles
  • 22V-070 Feb 9, 2022
    Mechatronics unit inside the transmission may not have been assembled properly, which could result in an internal leak
    Powertrain · 4 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.