2002 BMW 325I air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 53 complaints for the 2002 BMW 325I, 27% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 53 27% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 125,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 125,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 6 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl*the driver owned a 2002 BMW 325I. While driving approximately 45 MPH a vehicle crashed into the front drivers side of the vehicle. The side air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. A police report was filed. The driver of the vehicle was fatally injured and died on the scene. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
On september 7, 2018 I lend my car to my son so he could run some school related errands he needed to attend to. That day he had also taken my daughter with him as they were going to have lunch after he had finished all of the errands he had to do for that day. Around 3:10 p.m. My son got into an accident which had caused both front airbags to deploy. Soon after the accident a noticeable cut was noticed on my daughter left cheek which was caused from the air bag deployment.
Other problems reported for the 2002 BMW 325I
- Lighting 50 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints