BMW M235i
Owners filed 19 complaints across 6 model years of the BMW M235i. The 2016 drew the most (8); the 2022 the fewest (1).
Model years6
Complaints19
Recalls8
Fires0
Deaths0
Which BMW M235i years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting.
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.