BMW 325Xi
Owners filed 306 complaints across 13 model years of the BMW 325Xi. The 2006 drew the most (110).
Model years13
Complaints306
Recalls45
Fires11
Deaths0
Which BMW 325Xi years should you avoid?
Going by 306 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the BMW 325Xi years to avoid are 2006.
- 2006110 complaints, 2.0× a typical 325Xi 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 325Xi model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006Avoid | 110 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2004 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2003 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2002 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2001 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | Exterior Lighting | Do not drive | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Do not drive |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.