FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 335

Owners have filed 96 complaints about the BMW 335 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2013. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2011 BMW 335

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

Cleanest on record

2010 BMW 335

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 335 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
2013 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2012 4 0 0 Airbags
2011 D 37 1 0 60,000 Airbags
2010 B 10 1 0 53,000 Engine & Cooling
2009 D 19 1 3 79,000 Airbags
2008 C 10 0 3 106,000 Electrical System
2007 C 14 0 4 127,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW 335

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

Airbags 24 25.0%

Worst in 2011

Engine & Cooling 23 24.0%

Worst in 2011

Electrical System 14 14.6%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 12 12.5%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 5.2%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 4 4.2%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 3 3.1%

Worst in 2011

Wheels 3 3.1%

Worst in 2011

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.1%

Worst in 2010

Brakes 1 1.0%

Worst in 2010

Lights 1 1.0%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.0%

Worst in 2009

Tires 1 1.0%

Worst in 2011

Seat Belts 1 1.0%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 335, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2013 peak 10 Apr 2019

Compare the BMW 335

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