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BMW M235i Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the BMW M235i, across 2 model years from 2014 to 2015. The 2014 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (2).

Model years
2

2014–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2014

3 recalls

Owner complaints
19

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW M235i across 4 model years; the most, 8, concern the 2016.

Across all BMW M235i model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 4 complaints), then the exterior lighting (3).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW M235i in 2021: 3, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW M235i is air bags: side/window, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest BMW M235i recall, 25V871000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window: head.

BMW M235i years to avoid

Too few BMW M235i model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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 M235i, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2022011not ranked
2016083not ranked
2015251not ranked
2014352not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW M235i years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW M235i

  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:HEAD2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1

BMW M235i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW M235i recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW M235i, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V871000December 17, 2025air bags: side/window: head2014–2015crash and injury851
24V288000April 24, 2024air bags: side/window2014–2015crash and injury5,761
15V189000March 31, 2015fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2014crash18,054

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW M235i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: December 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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