BMW 325Ci
Owners filed 247 complaints across 7 model years of the BMW 325Ci. The 2004 drew the most (68).
Model years7
Complaints247
Recalls27
Fires14
Deaths0
Which BMW 325Ci years should you avoid?
Going by 247 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the BMW 325Ci years to avoid are 2004.
- 200468 complaints, 2.0× a typical 325Ci year, most often about the airbags.
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 325Ci model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36 | 3 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2005 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2004Avoid | 68 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2003 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2002 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2001 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2000 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Do not drive |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.