FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 328XI

Owners have filed 672 complaints about the BMW 328XI with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2016. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2008 BMW 328XI

152 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2009 BMW 328XI

18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 328XI 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
2016 4 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2015 C 22 1 1 1,790 Brakes
2014 C 21 2 0 36,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 C 33 4 4 36,000 Engine & Cooling
2012 1 0 1 Other & Unspecified
2011 D 99 10 7 77,000 Engine & Cooling
2010 C 29 3 3 87,000 Electrical System
2009 A 18 0 0 100,000 Electrical System
2008 F 152 1 30 67,000 Electrical System
2007 D 287 10 14 75,200 Electrical System
2006 6 1 1 31,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a BMW 328XI

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

Electrical System 146 21.7%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 144 21.4%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 96 14.3%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2007

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Steering 28 4.2%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 20 3.0%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 16 2.4%

Worst in 2015

Lights 16 2.4%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 2.2%

Worst in 2011

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 1.6%

Worst in 2008

Seat Belts 11 1.6%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

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

Feb 2009 peak 23 Aug 2025

BMW 328XI problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the BMW 328XI

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