BMW lighting problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,483 complaints involve lighting. The 325I accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2004 330I with 89 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,483 about lighting, all BMW models
- Most affected
- 325I 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 974 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 96
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2004 BMW 330I89 complaints
- 2003 BMW 325I51 complaints
- 2002 BMW 325I50 complaints
- 2004 BMW 325I45 complaints
- 2004 BMW 3 Series43 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 83 |
| 2002 | 104 |
| 2003 | 142 |
| 2004 | 240 |
| 2005 | 77 |
| 2006 | 68 |
| 2007 | 79 |
| 2008 | 136 |
| 2009 | 60 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 67 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 32 |
| 2014 | 44 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 974 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.