2010 BMW 328I problems
NHTSA has received 232 complaints about the 2010 BMW 328I, and 38% of them involve engine. After that come air bags (22%) and electrical system (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 232 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 130 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 36 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 130 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 100,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 104,000 miles (48 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the BMW 328I with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Takata recall on december 25, 2015 at approximately 5:20 a.m. My 2010 328I BMW skidded off hwy 99 southbound going towards lax. Vehicle skidded as caused by the black ice on road, resulting in us crashing into the left guard rail. My mother and I felt the entire impact of vehicle . I, as the driver, hit my head on the driver side window causing severe whiplash and a sprained neck. I had to crawl out of the vehicle because I was trapped inside, due to impact of crash being on the left side of vehicle.
Rear right turn signal mulfunction turned on for a few min. Signal also started blinking extreamly fast. Head light malfunction alarm turned on for a few min.head lights wouldn't turn with stearing wheel. Pasanger restraint malfunction alarm turned on when car was started. After driving 20 miles and turning the car off it cleared.
While driving to work on the interstate my car began to hesitate and would not accelerate. The following day the check engine light came on and the problems with hesitation became worse and the car would not go over 50 miles per hour on the highway and would almost stall when I came to a stop. Took car in for service and they stated that there was a failining ignition coil in cylinder #3 which was replaced. On 11/28 the car starting doing the same thing.