FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 325CI

Owners have filed 289 complaints about the BMW 325CI with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2006. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2001 BMW 325CI

56 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2003 BMW 325CI

35 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 325CI year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2006 B 40 1 0 49,342 Airbags
2005 D 40 3 4 53,859 Airbags
2004 C 76 1 2 80,000 Airbags
2003 B 35 0 1 80,000 Airbags
2002 B 33 1 1 112,500 Airbags
2001 D 56 2 9 107,500 Airbags
2000 9 0 1 Electrical System

What breaks on a BMW 325CI

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 133 46.0%

Worst in 2004

Electrical System 24 8.3%

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 21 7.3%

Worst in 2001

Lights 21 7.3%

Worst in 2004

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 5.9%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 12 4.2%

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 9 3.1%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 9 3.1%

Worst in 2001

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 2.4%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 6 2.1%

Worst in 2001

Seats 5 1.7%

Worst in 2004

Equipment & Accessories 5 1.7%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 4 1.4%

Worst in 2004

Steering 3 1.0%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 325CI, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2001 peak 12 Aug 2026

Compare the BMW 325CI

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.