2015 BMW 320I problems
The 2015 BMW 320I has 47 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (23%) concerns engine. Next are fuel system (19%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 47 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 57,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the BMW 320I with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving today I seen smoke coming out the front of my vehicle. I then pulled over there was melted plastic and fire dripping. With in seconds the entire front of the vehicle was on fire.
Bought a brand new BMW 320I I have had it for 45 days with 1548 miles on it. I was driving vehicle this morning driving posted speed limit of 70 MPH on highway. My car went into "limp mode" and dropped down to 20 MPH and would not go over any faster. Display says "drive train malfunction" I drove my car on side of the road at 20 MPH on the side of road until I made it to work. This was very dangerous for a vehicle to drop from 70 to 20 MPH suddenly in the middle of heavy traffic.
The BMW 320I 2015 vehicle continues to drop tire air pressure below a safe level. The tire pressure monitoring system is disabling the driver's onboard display with a low tire warning alert. All 4 tires are dropping from 32psi to 23psi which is a safety hazard. Each time I visit the classic BMW dealership of plano, tx about the TPMS problem, tires are again topped off at 32psi. The dealership will not give me a service receipt after adding air in the tires.
My 2015 BMW 320I gave me a warning of charging malfunction warning so I took my car to BMW service for an inspection. This was in april 2019. The service advisor let me know I could need a new battery so I approved new battery if that's what it needed. Once inspected further I was told there was an oil leak and that caused my drivebelt to deteriorate and slide off belt tensioner. The oil leak was due to needing a new oil filter housing gasket, so I replaced that as well.
The contact owns a 2015 BMW 320I. The contact stated that after his wife had refueled the vehicle, he noticed that the vehicle was leaking fuel on the driver's side rear. There was a puddle of fuel on the ground. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called an independent mechanic who stated that the failure was due to the pressurized fuel system. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.