2019 Bmw 330I: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 50 complaints
50
Total Complaints
13,000mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,700 25th Percentile
13,000 Median Mileage
54,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
ENGINE
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
AIR BAGS
4
POWER TRAIN
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
WHEELS
2
STEERING
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
5
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CHROME TRIM UNDER THE DISPLAY SCREEN REFLECTS THE SUN CAUSING A GLARE THAT REFLECTS BACK INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES AND ALSO MAKES THE SCREEN ABOVE IT VIRTUALLY UNREADABLE ON SUNNY DAYS WHEN DRIVING EAST, NE OR SE. OF COURSE, THE POSITION OF THE SUN DEPENDS ON LOCATION, TIME OF DAY AND SEASON. IN ..."
"REVERSE WARNING 'CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT' DANGEROUS ISSUE THIS NEVER WORKED ON MY BMW 3 FOR OVER A WEEK I WAS GIVEN A LOANER CAR - NEW 2019 BMW 5. I WILL DESCRIBE HOW THE SYSTEM WORKED ON THIS LOANER. I HAVE VIDEOS I TOOK OF THE CAMERA IMAGE IN THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY BMW THAT WHAT I HAD IN THE LOANER..."
"TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. DANGEROUS ISSUE WHEN ONE STOPS AT THE END OF A TRIP, ONE IS ALMOST ALWAYS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. IN THIS SITUATION, WHEN ONE PUSHES THE STOP/START BUTTON AT THE END OF A TRIP, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND THE CAR GOES ELECTRONICALLY INTO PARK. NO NEED TO TOUCH THE GEAR LEVE..."

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