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BMW 335i Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the BMW 335i, across 5 model years from 2011 to 2015. The 2011 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (2).

BMW 335i years to avoid by our method: 2007 (3.5× the median year) and 2008 (2.5× the median year).

Model years
5

2011–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
12
Most recalls
2011

7 recalls

Owner complaints
810

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 810 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 335i across 10 model years; the most, 288, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 26 of the BMW 335i complaints (3%) and a fire on 27.

Across all BMW 335i model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 184 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (179).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 335i in 2010: 108, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW 335i is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest BMW 335i recall, 25V871000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window: head.

BMW 335i years to avoid

The 2007 BMW 335i stands out most: 120 complaints between 2006 and 2010, 33% of them naming the fuel system, gasoline.

The best-measured BMW 335i years are 2013 (0.3×), 2011 (0.4×) and 2010 (0.5×).

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 335i, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2016021not ranked
20153101not ranked
20145204not ranked
201324312
0.3×
20123223not ranked
201179812
0.4×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 335i years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW 335i

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:HEAD1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT1
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1

BMW 335i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW 335i recall campaign (12)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW 335i, 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
24V513000July 3, 2024air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2011injury and death394,029
24V288000April 24, 2024air bags: side/window2014–2015crash and injury5,761
20V017000January 15, 2020air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2011–2013injury and death59,965
17V676000October 25, 2017electrical system: wiring2011fire702,965
17V067000February 2, 2017power train: driveline: constant velocity joint2011crash8,752
15V520000August 17, 2015exterior lighting2012–2015crash7,727
15V189000March 31, 2015fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2014crash18,054
14V176000April 10, 2014engine and engine cooling: engine2011–2012crash156,137
13V044000February 7, 2013electrical system2011crash516,791
11V476000September 15, 2011power train: driveline: driveshaft2011crash190

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 335i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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