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BMW 435I

Every BMW 435I model year on file, 2014 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years492 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32014 to 2016
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,107Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 23, 47% of the model's total

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

010203020142320152016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW 435I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
17
Fuel system
13
Powertrain
6
Electrical system
6
Airbags
4
Brakes
2
Structure
2
Seat belts
1
Speed control
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 435I 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 435I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Coupe100.033301325
2015Coupe166.332031391
2014Coupe234.346041391
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 435I

  • 25V-871 Dec 17, 2025
    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 · 851 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
  • 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
  • 15V-148 Mar 13, 2015
    Due to a programming error, the driver's front air bag deployment timing may be incorrect
    Airbags · 2,067 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.