2000 Bmw 328I: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 146 complaints
146
Total Complaints
110,700mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

71,000 25th Percentile
110,700 Median Mileage
149,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
26
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
17
POWER TRAIN
8
STRUCTURE:BODY
8
SUSPENSION
7
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
6
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
TIRES
4

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
4
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATIONS AT COLD START, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON"
"THROTTLE - ENGINE CUTS OUT, THEN THROTTLE PEDAL ACCELERATES BY ITSELF, I.E. NO FOOT PRESSURE. GARAGE TRACED TO FAULTY THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. AIR CONDITIONER? - CAR MADE HISSING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT BEING FILLED WITH THICK WHITE SMOKE. GARAGE (PERILLO BMW) INVESTIGATING. *AK"
"THROTTLE - ENGINE CUTS OUT, THEN THROTTLE PEDAL ACCELERATES BY ITSELF, I.E. NO FOOT PRESSURE. GARAGE TRACED TO FAULTY THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. AIR CONDITIONER? - CAR MADE HISSING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT BEING FILLED WITH THICK WHITE SMOKE. GARAGE (PERILLO BMW) INVESTIGATING. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28