2010 BMW 335I problems
NHTSA has received 58 complaints about the 2010 BMW 335I, and 22% of them involve air bags. Next are electrical system (16%) and engine (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 38 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 76,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the BMW 335I with enough data (19 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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. I was involved in a minor, slow speed accident where my vehicle rear-ended the vehicle in front. The airbags deployed with such force that both front passenger windows were blown out and the windshield cracked. I suffered partial hearing loss as a result. Vehicle was moving at approximately 15-20 MPH on a highway at the time.
While driving on a city street we smelled burning plastic and pulled over to investigate. Upon pulling over we found a small fire was burning in the head/fog light area of the vehicle. Both the head and fog lights were illuminated at the time of the incident. The fire quickly spread to the entire front of the vehicle and the vehicle was declared a total loss by state farm.
The fuel injector for my 2010 BMW 335I died after driving the car for 14 days. The vehicle will still drive, but if you try to accelerate, it shakes very badly. After having it replaced, one of the injectors went bad again- 7 days later. This is an issue, as I am driving cross country.
The rubber seal around the frond windshield cracks and falls/flies off. I have had this happen on 2 different (2006, and 2010 with only 17000 miles) BMW 3 series. I have spoken to BMW and was told this is not a warranty item. Please look into this. It could a defective part that could cause great risk. Thanks