2015 Bmw 328Xi: Reliability Data

22
Total Complaints
1,790mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

500 25th Percentile
1,790 Median Mileage
17,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
POWER TRAIN
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ENGINE
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
TIRES
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE LEASE BMW 2015 328XI , FOR MY WIFE - WE JUST PICKED IT UP ON 10/31/14, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND!!!!!!! MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WITH HER FIRMLY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION!!!! SHE FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP..."
"THIS IS A LOANER DEALER CAR WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS EXITING A STATE HIGHWAY, TURNING RIGHT ONTO THE EXIT RAMP TO SLOW AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. I SLOWED FROM 45 MPH TO ABOUT 10 MPH, WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE REVVED..."
"THIS IS A LOANER DEALER CAR WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS EXITING A STATE HIGHWAY, TURNING RIGHT ONTO THE EXIT RAMP TO SLOW AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. I SLOWED FROM 45 MPH TO ABOUT 10 MPH, WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE REVVED..."

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