BMW 330Xi

Owners filed 193 complaints across 13 model years of the BMW 330Xi. The 2006 drew the most (104).

Model years13
Complaints193
Recalls47
Fires11
Deaths1

Which BMW 330Xi years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW 330Xi 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 330Xi model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20110
3———Routine
20100
3———Routine
20090
3———Routine
20080
3———Routine
20070
3———Routine
2006104
65—Air BagsRoutine
200512
4—1Air BagsDo not drive
200413
4—1Air BagsDo not drive
200333
52—Air BagsDo not drive
200220
53—Air BagsDo not drive
200111
511Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling SystemDo not drive
20000
2———Do not drive
19990
1———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.