BMW air bags problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 6,010 complaints involve air bags. The X5 accounts for the largest share (10%). The single worst model year is the 2006 325I with 257 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 6,010 about air bags, all BMW models
- Most affected
- X5 10% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 2,928 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 534 and 46
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2006 BMW 325I257 complaints
- 2006 BMW 330I142 complaints
- 2007 BMW 328I112 complaints
- 2006 BMW 3 Series109 complaints
- 2011 BMW 328I98 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 44 |
| 1996 | 18 |
| 1997 | 49 |
| 1998 | 43 |
| 1999 | 132 |
| 2000 | 196 |
| 2001 | 201 |
| 2002 | 227 |
| 2003 | 285 |
| 2004 | 435 |
| 2005 | 317 |
| 2006 | 1,226 |
| 2007 | 516 |
| 2008 | 442 |
| 2009 | 248 |
| 2010 | 210 |
| 2011 | 359 |
| 2012 | 225 |
| 2013 | 264 |
| 2014 | 116 |
| 2015 | 90 |
| 2016 | 48 |
| 2017 | 40 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 2,928 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.