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Best and worst years for the BMW 330I

Of the 11 model years of the BMW 330I with enough data to compare, the 2006 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (66), and the 2004 has the fewest (9).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, BMW 330I 0 35 70 2001: 53 '01 2002: 24 '02 2003: 18 '03 2004: 9 9 '04 2005: 17 17 '05 2006: 66 66 '06 2017: 31 '17 2018: 19 '18 2019: 28 '19 2020: 57 57 '20 2021: 44 '21 2022: 6 '22 2023: 5 '23 2024: 9 '24 2025: 10 '25 2026: 1 '26
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • 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)
200153
200224
200318
20049
200517
200666
201731
201819
201928
202057
202144
20226
20235
20249
202510
20261

What stands out

The 2006 stands out, with about 2.4 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2001, 2020, 2021.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2006 and 2020. Or the years with the fewest: 2004 and 2005.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202611
20251010
202499
202355
202266
20214444
20205770
20192857
20181939
20173156
200666303
20051742
20049139
20031892
20022457
200153159