2011 Bmw 328Xi: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 99 complaints
99
Total Complaints
77,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

52,202 25th Percentile
77,000 Median Mileage
106,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
24
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17
AIR BAGS
12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
9
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
POWER TRAIN
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
2

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
7
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS BACKING MY CAR INTO A GARAGE - CAR WAS IN REVERSE - I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR - THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARD AT TOP SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR WALL OF GARAGE. *TR"
"I WAS BACKING MY CAR INTO A GARAGE - CAR WAS IN REVERSE - I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR - THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARD AT TOP SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR WALL OF GARAGE. *TR"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES AND THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO HAD..."

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