BMW 135i
Owners filed 154 complaints across 7 model years of the BMW 135i. The 2008 drew the most (51); the 2007 the fewest (1).
Model years7
Complaints154
Recalls26
Fires5
Deaths0
Every BMW 135i model year compared
Complaints per yearWhich BMW 135i years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 51 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.