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BMW 320i Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW 320i, across 4 model years from 2012 to 2015. The 2014 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (3).

Model years
4

2012–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2014

7 recalls

Owner complaints
156

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 156 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 320i across 9 model years; the most, 53, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 18 of the BMW 320i complaints (12%) and a fire on 5.

Across all BMW 320i model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 41 complaints), then the electrical system (23).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 320i in 2020: 27, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW 320i is exterior lighting, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest BMW 320i recall, 25V871000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window: head.

BMW 320i years to avoid

Too few BMW 320i model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW 320i, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20180217not ranked
2017090not ranked
20160257not ranked
20153344not ranked
201475311not ranked
2013392not ranked
2012331not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 320i years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW 320i

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:HEAD1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1

BMW 320i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW 320i recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW 320i, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V871000December 17, 2025air bags: side/window: head2014crash and injury851
24V527000July 11, 2024air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2014–2015injury and death1,145
24V288000April 24, 2024air bags: side/window2014–2015crash and injury5,761
15V520000August 17, 2015exterior lighting2012–2015crash7,727
15V189000March 31, 2015fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2014crash18,054
14V627000October 7, 2014service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012–2014crash8,988
13V454000September 26, 2013service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2012–2014crash76,191

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 320i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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