MYRModel Year Report

BMW 330I — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2006, 2001, 2004 · Best bets: 2018, 2019, 2017, 2002, 2020

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, BMW 330I Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2025 highlighted. 1999: 0 complaints 1999 2000: 0 complaints 2001: 116 complaints 2002: 45 complaints 2002 2003: 77 complaints 2004: 113 complaints 2005: 28 complaints 2005 2006: 219 complaints 2007: 0 complaints 2008: 0 complaints 2008 2009: 0 complaints 2010: 0 complaints 2011: 0 complaints 2011 2017: 41 complaints 2018: 32 complaints 2019: 38 complaints 2019 2020: 51 complaints 2021: 28 complaints 2022: 6 complaints 2022 2023: 2 complaints 2024: 4 complaints 2025: 4 complaints 2025
2025: 4 complaints
View as data table
YearComplaints
19990
20000
2001116
200245
200377
2004113
200528
2006219
20070
20080
20090
20100
20110
201741
201832
201938
202051
202128
20226
20232
20244
20254

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2025 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2024 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2023 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2022 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 Not enough data 28 Only 28 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Recommended 51 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2019 Recommended 38 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2018 Recommended 32 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2017 Recommended 41 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2011 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2010 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2009 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2008 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Avoid 219 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2005 Not enough data 28 Only 28 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Avoid 113 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2003 Caution 77 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2002 Recommended 45 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2001 Avoid 116 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2000 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.