FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 328D

Owners have filed 275 complaints about the BMW 328D with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2018. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2014 BMW 328D

204 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2018 BMW 328D

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 328D 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
2018 A 11 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2017 A 14 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2016 A 12 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2015 B 34 0 3 74,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2014 D 204 10 18 71,500 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a BMW 328D

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

Fuel & Propulsion 106 38.5%

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 76 27.6%

Worst in 2014

Other & Unspecified 24 8.7%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 21 7.6%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 10 3.6%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 8 2.9%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 5 1.8%

Worst in 2014

Steering 3 1.1%

Worst in 2014

Lights 3 1.1%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 3 1.1%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 0.7%

Worst in 2014

Stability & Traction Control 2 0.7%

Worst in 2014

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 0.7%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 328D, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 2014 peak 9 Aug 2026

Compare the BMW 328D

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