FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 330XI

Owners have filed 248 complaints about the BMW 330XI with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2006. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2006 BMW 330XI

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

Cleanest on record

2004 BMW 330XI

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 330XI 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 C 145 0 6 100,000 Airbags
2005 C 13 1 0 97,000 Airbags
2004 B 14 1 0 105,250 Airbags
2003 C 42 0 2 109,000 Airbags
2002 C 20 0 3 82,000 Airbags
2001 C 14 3 1 88,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW 330XI

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

Airbags 111 44.8%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 19 7.7%

Worst in 2006

Seat Belts 16 6.5%

Worst in 2006

Lights 12 4.8%

Worst in 2003

Seats 10 4.0%

Worst in 2006

Steering 9 3.6%

Worst in 2006

Tires 9 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Other & Unspecified 9 3.6%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 5 2.0%

Worst in 2001

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.6%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 3 1.2%

Worst in 2006

Doors, Latches & Locks 3 1.2%

Worst in 2003

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 0.8%

Worst in 2003

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 330XI, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2001 peak 8 Dec 2025

Compare the BMW 330XI

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