BMW 340i

Owners filed 18 complaints across 6 model years of the BMW 340i. The 2016 drew the most (6); the 2024 the fewest (2).

Model years6
Complaints18
Recalls2
Fires1
Deaths0

Every BMW 340i model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20242
0Back Over Prevention › Rearview System BrakingRoutine
20232
0Unknown or OtherRoutine
20200
1Routine
20183
11EngineRoutine
20175
0Unknown or OtherRoutine
20166
01Electrical SystemRoutine

Which BMW 340i years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 6 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

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