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BMW M235I

Every BMW M235I model year on file, 2014 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years190 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82014 to 2023
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,140Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 8, 42% of the model's total

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

02468201420152016820172020202120222023
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 M235I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
4
Powertrain
3
Lighting
3
Fuel system
2
Engine and cooling
2
Airbags
2
Seat belts
2
Visibility and wipers
1
Seats
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW M235I 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 M235I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone0010
2022Sedan10.0140038
2021Not decoded0NoneNone2090
2020Not decoded0NoneNone1091
2017Not decoded0NoneNone0011
2016Convertible80.08400289
2015Coupe50.010020319
2014Coupe50.010030292
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW M235I

  • 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-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
  • 21V-554 Jul 21, 2021
    Passenger seat belt Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, before the webbing fully retracts
    Seat belts · 22k vehicles
  • 21V-091 Feb 18, 2021
    If the driver initiates an automatic closure of the sunroof, and the vehicle key status is changed to "off" or "lock," the sunroof may continue to…
    Visibility and wipers · 14k 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.