BMW seat belts problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 899 complaints involve seat belts. The 328I accounts for the largest share (10%). The single worst model year is the 2006 325I with 40 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 899 about seat belts, all BMW models
- Most affected
- 328I 10% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 557 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 47 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2006 BMW 325I40 complaints
- 2006 BMW 330I24 complaints
- 2007 BMW 328I15 complaints
- 2009 BMW 328I14 complaints
- 2006 BMW 330XI14 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 18 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 48 |
| 2005 | 44 |
| 2006 | 163 |
| 2007 | 77 |
| 2008 | 74 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 22 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 557 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.