BMW 330I by model year

1,089 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW 330I across 23 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW 330I

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2001	159
2002	57
2003	92
2004	139
2005	42
2006	303
2017	56
2018	39
2019	57
2020	70
2021	44
2022	6
2023	5
2024	9
2025	10
2026	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026	1			31
2025	10		1	31
2024	9		2	29
2023	5		2	29
2022	6		3	30
2021	44	Electrical system (30%)	7	30
2020	70	Electrical system (29%)	11	30
2019	57	Engine (19%)	9	30
2018	39	Engine (36%)	1	25 to 27
2017	56	Engine (41%)		25 to 27
2011			3
2010			3
2009			3
2008			3
2007			3
2006	303	Air bags (47%)	7	20 to 21
2005	42	Lighting (48%)	4	20 to 21
2004	139	Lighting (64%)	4	20 to 21
2003	92	Lighting (32%)	6	20 to 22
2002	57	Air bags (23%)	6	20 to 22
2001	159	Air bags (25%)	7	20 to 21
2000			3
1999			2