FaultScore

BMW M235I problems

Owners have filed 25 complaints about the BMW M235I with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2022. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every BMW M235I 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.

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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
2022 1 0 0 Electrical System
2016 10 0 0 18,000 Electrical System
2015 6 0 0 Electrical System
2014 8 0 0 31,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW M235I

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

Electrical System 4 16.0%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 12.0%

Worst in 2014

Lights 3 12.0%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 2 8.0%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 2 8.0%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 2 8.0%

Worst in 2014

Seat Belts 2 8.0%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 2 8.0%

Worst in 2016

Brakes 1 4.0%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 1 4.0%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 4.0%

Worst in 2016

Tires 1 4.0%

Worst in 2015

Seats 1 4.0%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW M235I, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2015 peak 3 Jan 2025

Compare the BMW M235I

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