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Best and worst years for the BMW 328I

Of the 15 model years of the BMW 328I with enough data to compare, the 2007 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (153), and the 1997 has the fewest (15).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, BMW 328I 0 100 200 1996: 20 '96 1997: 15 15 '97 1998: 19 19 '98 1999: 53 '99 2000: 43 '00 2001: 5 '01 2007: 153 153 '07 2008: 38 '08 2009: 49 '09 2010: 28 '10 2011: 128 '11 2012: 62 '12 2013: 132 132 '13 2014: 87 '14 2015: 38 '15 2016: 32 '16
  • Most complaints
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  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199620
199715
199819
199953
200043
20015
2007153
200838
200949
201028
2011128
201262
2013132
201487
201538
201632

What stands out

The 2007 stands out, with about 3.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2011, 2013, 2014.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2007 and 2013. Or the years with the fewest: 1997 and 1998.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20163297
201538204
201487238
2013132392
201262198
2011128804
201028232
200949297
200838375
2007153576
200155
200043146
199953125
19981934
19971529
19962036