BMW fuel system problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,139 complaints involve fuel system. The X5 accounts for the largest share (13%). The single worst model year is the 2007 335I with 135 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,139 about fuel system, all BMW models
- Most affected
- X5 13% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 2,155 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 50 and 99
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2007 BMW 335I135 complaints
- 2008 BMW 335I78 complaints
- 2014 BMW 328D76 complaints
- 2015 BMW X550 complaints
- 2008 BMW 5 Series48 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 76 |
| 2002 | 54 |
| 2003 | 75 |
| 2004 | 65 |
| 2005 | 82 |
| 2006 | 116 |
| 2007 | 339 |
| 2008 | 401 |
| 2009 | 318 |
| 2010 | 188 |
| 2011 | 263 |
| 2012 | 178 |
| 2013 | 148 |
| 2014 | 244 |
| 2015 | 153 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2017 | 54 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 2,155 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.