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BMW 340I

Every BMW 340I model year on file, 2016 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years182 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72016 to 2024
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins846Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 33% of the model's total

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

024620166201720182019202020232024
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 340I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
4
Engine and cooling
4
Wheels
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Brakes
1
Airbags
1
Fuel system
1
Back-over prevention
1
Structure
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 340I 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 340I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Sedan20.040000
2023Sedan20.0290015
2020Not decoded0NoneNone1060
2019Not decoded0NoneNone0041
2018Sedan333.3251180
2017Sedan50.02901299
2016Sedan616.74301351
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 340I

  • 25V-644 Sep 25, 2025
    After repeated attempts, the starter motor may overheat from an electrical overload
    Electrical system · 145k vehicles
  • 18V-465 Jul 11, 2018
    Crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring,…
    Engine and cooling · 5,309 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.