Bmw recalls and complaints
342 models • 3,733 recall campaigns • 39,915 consumer complaints
Bmw safety intelligence
Models
342
Recalls
3,733
Complaints
39,915
Years
1972–2026
Recent Recall Campaigns
Latest NHTSA recalls affecting Bmw vehicles.
Top Complained-About Components
Most reported component categories in NHTSA safety complaints for Bmw.
| Component | Complaints | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 6,050 | 541 crash 46 fire |
| Electrical System | 5,041 | 125 crash 586 fire |
| Engine | 4,444 | 84 crash 351 fire |
| Power Train | 3,599 | 112 crash 41 fire |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 2,665 | 18 crash 150 fire |
Models
Every Bmw model tracked by NHTSA, with recall and complaint counts.
| Model | Years | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|---|
| X5 | 27 | 239 | 4,352 |
| 328i | 16 | 83 | 3,738 |
| X3 | 23 | 152 | 2,661 |
| 325i | 20 | 82 | 1,806 |
| Z4 | 18 | 65 | 1,436 |
| 528i | 17 | 38 | 1,229 |
| 3 Series | 21 | 81 | 1,177 |
| 335i | 10 | 46 | 1,132 |
| 330i | 15 | 83 | 1,051 |
| X1 | 13 | 39 | 922 |
| 530i | 17 | 58 | 788 |
| 535i | 16 | 33 | 719 |
| 750li | 12 | 23 | 691 |
| 323i | 9 | 26 | 676 |
| 328xi | 11 | 41 | 672 |
| 525i | 18 | 45 | 663 |
| 5 Series | 17 | 96 | 577 |
| M3 | 26 | 76 | 548 |
| X7 | 8 | 63 | 412 |
| 325xi | 7 | 33 | 397 |
| 550i | 11 | 29 | 386 |
| X3 Sav | 6 | 15 | 343 |
| 540i | 17 | 41 | 331 |
| 330ci | 7 | 27 | 326 |
| Z3 | 8 | 12 | 296 |
| X5 Sav | 9 | 34 | 293 |
| X6 | 21 | 127 | 293 |
| 325 | 21 | 32 | 288 |
| 325ci | 7 | 29 | 287 |
| I3 | 6 | 19 | 276 |
| 328d | 5 | 25 | 271 |
| 428i | 3 | 13 | 258 |
| 330xi | 6 | 32 | 248 |
| 530xi | 2 | 4 | 243 |
| 320i | 13 | 26 | 242 |
| 750i | 13 | 19 | 239 |
| 128i | 7 | 40 | 234 |
| 528xi | 6 | 2 | 234 |
| 745li | 4 | 7 | 225 |
| 535xi | 6 | 1 | 223 |
| X1 Sav | 5 | 13 | 221 |
| K1200lt | 9 | 0 | 212 |
| 335xi | 9 | 27 | 205 |
| 135i | 7 | 30 | 199 |
| 545i | 2 | 0 | 198 |
| 745i | 6 | 10 | 187 |
| R1200 Gs | 14 | 61 | 186 |
| 740il | 9 | 19 | 180 |
| 740i | 20 | 48 | 177 |
| Ix | 4 | 29 | 176 |
| 7-Series | 17 | 34 | 174 |
| 318 | 12 | 18 | 169 |
| R1200 Rt | 10 | 16 | 162 |
| 650i | 10 | 17 | 150 |
| R 1200 Rt | 13 | 23 | 147 |
| M5 | 18 | 36 | 146 |
| 430i | 8 | 32 | 137 |
| 1 Series | 12 | 19 | 134 |
| 328 | 7 | 7 | 125 |
| X4 | 10 | 53 | 125 |
| I4 | 3 | 23 | 119 |
| R 1200 Gs | 10 | 33 | 114 |
| 318i | 12 | 15 | 113 |
| 525 | 11 | 10 | 101 |
| 535d | 3 | 13 | 98 |
| 335 | 7 | 7 | 96 |
| 228i | 7 | 17 | 92 |
| K 1600 Gtl | 8 | 9 | 91 |
| M Roadster | 6 | 0 | 88 |
| K1300 S | 4 | 7 | 77 |
| 335d | 3 | 15 | 75 |
| 645ci | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| K1200 Gt | 6 | 16 | 72 |
| M340i | 3 | 20 | 71 |
| C650 Gt Maxi-Scooter | 6 | 8 | 69 |
| 525xi | 3 | 4 | 67 |
| 530e | 6 | 13 | 65 |
| K1300 Gt | 3 | 7 | 64 |
| K1600b | 2 | 2 | 63 |
| K1200 S | 7 | 24 | 61 |
| M4 | 8 | 19 | 61 |
| 435i | 3 | 9 | 59 |
| X5 Diesel Sav | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| 330e | 7 | 10 | 55 |
| Bmw | 12 | 0 | 55 |
| Bmw Motorcycle | 11 | 0 | 55 |
| Z3 Roadster | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| R1200c | 6 | 4 | 54 |
| 325is | 4 | 13 | 53 |
| 735i | 7 | 12 | 53 |
| E46 | 11 | 43 | 51 |
| 540ia | 6 | 7 | 48 |
| M550i | 5 | 6 | 48 |
| M6 | 9 | 11 | 48 |
| I7 | 2 | 16 | 47 |
| R1200 Gs Adventure | 7 | 26 | 47 |
| R 1200 R | 7 | 24 | 46 |
| 535i Us | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 328ic | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| 740 | 8 | 1 | 44 |
| 740li | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| 760i | 6 | 18 | 43 |
| I3 Rex | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| K1200rs | 6 | 6 | 42 |
| R 1250 Gs | 5 | 15 | 40 |
| K 1600 Gt | 7 | 11 | 39 |
| 6-Series | 6 | 23 | 38 |
| I5 | 2 | 9 | 38 |
| 318is | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 528 | 7 | 2 | 37 |
| 640i | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| X2 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| 530ia | 5 | 6 | 34 |
| M2 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| 323ci | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| R 1200 Gs Adventure | 8 | 43 | 33 |
| S 1000 Rr | 9 | 18 | 33 |
| R1150gs | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| 318ti | 5 | 3 | 31 |
| 750il | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 550i Gran Turismo | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| 735 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| M Coupe | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| R Series | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| 320 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 530 | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| 750xi | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| 230i | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 750 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 760li | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| 540 | 5 | 1 | 27 |
| F800 Gs | 6 | 18 | 27 |
| 328ci | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 335i Us | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 340i | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| F650gs | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| M235i | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 850i | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| E36 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| F650 Gs | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| K 1600 B | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| R1100 Rt | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 535 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| K 1200 Gt | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| R 1250 Rt | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 440i | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| K1200 Lt | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| F 800 Gs | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| F 800 St | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| K1200 R | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| K Series | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| R1200 R | 5 | 18 | 20 |
| R1150 Rt | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 335is | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 525ia | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 850 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| F800 St | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 318ic | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| G650gs | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Xm | 3 | 16 | 17 |
| 840i | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| Activehybrid 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| F 650 Gs Us | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| R1200 Cl | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| R1100 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| Rt Series | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 128i Us | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 535i Gran Turismo | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| K 1300 Gt | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| M3 Us | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| R1100rsl | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 325it | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 5-Series Gran Turismo | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 750ix | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| F650 Cs | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 325xit | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 435xi | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| F 800 Gs Us | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| I4 Edrive40 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| K 1300 S | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| R1100 Rs | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 528ia | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 550xi | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| F 650 Gs | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| G 650 Gs | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| S1000 Rr | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| X6 Sav | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 428xi | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 740ila | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 750i Us | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| I8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 320xi | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 325ia | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 325ix | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 328xd | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 640xi | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| K1200 R Sport | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| R1150 R | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| R1200 Rs | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| R 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 |