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CarsLore / Makes / BMW / 320xi

BMW 320xi

Model years 2012–2016 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints.

9owner complaints
2recall campaigns
26service bulletins
5model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

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NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
20161090 · 0
2015 320xi1130 · 0
2014 320xi4230 · 0
2013 320xi3170 · 0
20120140 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Air bags3
  • Engine2
  • Visibility/wiper1
  • Tires1
  • Structure1
  • Power train1

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Recalls

2 campaigns cover the 320xi.

15V520000 · Exterior lighting17 Aug 2015 · 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

15V189000 · Fuel system, gasoline31 Mar 2015 · 2014

BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 228i Coupe, M235i Coupe, 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, ActiveHybrid 3, 328xi Sports Wagon, 428i Coupe, 428xi Coupe, 435i Coupe, 435xi Coupe, 428i Convertible, 428xi Convertible, 435i Convertible, 328xi Gran Turismo, 335xi Gran Turismo, and 2015 428i Gran Coupe, 428xi Gran Coupe, and 435i Gran Coupe vehicles. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.

NHTSA recalls