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BMW 335XI

Every BMW 335XI 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 years15422 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122005 to 2016
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins505Summed across model years
By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 62, 40% of the model's total

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

02040608020052006200720086220092010201120122013201420152016
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 335XI complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
59
Engine and cooling
32
Electrical system
29
Airbags
19
Powertrain
7
Brakes
7
Speed control
7
Wheels
6
Structure
6
Latches and locks
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 335XI 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 335XI by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Not decoded0NoneNone019
2015Sedan20.013113
2014Sedan742.935214
2013Sedan922.227119
2012Coupe20.040104
2011Sedan2313.0115305
2010Sedan110.05230114
2009Coupe1811.190030104
2008Sedan629.717230128
2007Sedan2030.04840113
2006Not decoded0NoneNone306
2005Not decoded0NoneNone036
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 335XI

  • 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
  • 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.