BMW 328i

Which BMW 328i years should you avoid?

Going by 2,582 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the BMW 328i years to avoid are 2011 and 2007.

• 2011579 complaints, 4.5× a typical 328i year, most often about the engine.
• 2007399 complaints, 3.1× a typical 328i 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 →