FaultScore

BMW 335D problems

Owners have filed 75 complaints about the BMW 335D with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2011. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every BMW 335D 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
2011 51 0 4 84,000 Electrical System
2010 18 0 5 88,000 Electrical System
2009 6 0 0 81,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a BMW 335D

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

Electrical System 19 25.3%

Worst in 2011

Airbags 13 17.3%

Worst in 2011

Engine & Cooling 11 14.7%

Worst in 2011

Seats 6 8.0%

Worst in 2011

Steering 5 6.7%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 4 5.3%

Worst in 2011

Seat Belts 4 5.3%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.0%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 3 4.0%

Worst in 2011

Brakes 2 2.7%

Worst in 2010

Stability & Traction Control 2 2.7%

Worst in 2010

Body & Structure 1 1.3%

Worst in 2010

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.3%

Worst in 2011

Tires 1 1.3%

Worst in 2011

Complaints filed over time

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

Aug 2016 peak 11 Oct 2023

Compare the BMW 335D

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