FaultScore

BMW 325I problems reported in California

525 of the 1,808 complaints filed about the BMW 325I came from California, most often about the airbags.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

525

Complaints from California

21

Crashes

7

Fires

2006

Worst model year

What failed

Airbags 175 33.3%
Lights 44 8.4%
Seats 18 3.4%
Seat Belts 18 3.4%
Brakes 16 3.0%
Steering 14 2.7%

By model year

1988 325I 2 0.4%
1989 325I 8 1.5%
1990 325I 1 0.2%
1991 325I 2 0.4%
1992 325I 13 2.5%
1993 325I 8 1.5%
1994 325I 4 0.8%
1995 325I 21 4.0%
2000 325I 1 0.2%
2001 325I 50 9.5%
2002 325I 52 9.9%
2003 325I 81 15.4%
2004 325I 57 10.9%
2005 325I 33 6.3%
2006 325I 191 36.4%
2007 325I 1 0.2%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 36 21.8%
LOS Angeles 27 16.4%
SAN Jose 21 12.7%
Irvine 17 10.3%
SAN Francisco 16 9.7%
Long Beach 10 6.1%
Corona 7 4.2%
Roseville 7 4.2%
MTN View 6 3.6%
LA Mesa 6 3.6%
Victorville 6 3.6%
Sunnyvale 6 3.6%

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