FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 335XI

Owners have filed 205 complaints about the BMW 335XI with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2015. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2008 BMW 335XI

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

Cleanest on record

2010 BMW 335XI

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 335XI 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
2015 3 0 0 Body & Structure
2014 D 14 4 3 13,500 Engine & Cooling
2013 D 13 5 0 20,000 Airbags
2012 2 0 0 Airbags
2011 C 29 0 2 37,000 Airbags
2010 B 13 0 0 4,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 C 24 2 0 18,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 F 81 0 9 65,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 D 26 0 8 93,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a BMW 335XI

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

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 32 15.6%

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Airbags 21 10.2%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 9 4.4%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 3.4%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 7 3.4%

Worst in 2011

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 3.4%

Worst in 2011

Body & Structure 6 2.9%

Worst in 2008

Wheels 6 2.9%

Worst in 2011

Doors, Latches & Locks 4 2.0%

Worst in 2008

Steering 3 1.5%

Worst in 2009

Suspension 3 1.5%

Worst in 2009

Stability & Traction Control 3 1.5%

Worst in 2010

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 2009 peak 8 Jul 2025

Compare the BMW 335XI

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