BMW 320i
Owners filed 156 complaints across 13 model years of the BMW 320i. The 2014 drew the most (53).
Which BMW 320i years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW 320i model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every BMW 320i model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | — | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2015 | 34 | 3 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 5 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Do not drive | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Do not drive |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.