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Worst years for a BMW 325XI

Owners have filed 398 complaints about the BMW 325XI with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2009. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2004 BMW 325XI

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

Cleanest on record

2001 BMW 325XI

19 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 325XI 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
2009 — 2 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2006 C 143 1 2 80,000 Airbags
2005 C 34 5 4 79,500 Airbags
2004 D 72 13 2 60,000 Airbags
2003 B 35 1 2 100,000 Airbags
2002 C 93 1 2 74,750 Engine & Cooling
2001 A 19 0 2 143,000 Lights

What breaks on a BMW 325XI

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

Airbags 145 36.4%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 41 10.3%

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 36 9.0%

Worst in 2002

Lights 35 8.8%

Worst in 2002

Steering 22 5.5%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 16 4.0%

Worst in 2002

Seat Belts 14 3.5%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 13 3.3%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 3.0%

Worst in 2004

Doors, Latches & Locks 11 2.8%

Worst in 2006

Tires 9 2.3%

Worst in 2002

Seats 9 2.3%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 7 1.8%

Worst in 2006

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 1.8%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 2003 peak 38 Aug 2026

Compare the BMW 325XI

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

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