NHTSA vehicle safety data

2016 BMW 335I Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2016 BMW 335I right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 2 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2016 BMW 335I.

2016 BMW 335I owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 BMW 335I, describing incidents dated December 9, 2017 to February 4, 2023.

Most-cited components

Engine 1 complaint
Power Train 1 complaint
Unknown or Other 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11507274 · Filed February 14, 2023
My vehicle functioned normally without any faults for the approximately year and a half/ ~20,000 miles I used it. The one day I attempt to start my vehicle in colder weather (-6 degrees fahrenheit) and my starter fried and my engine seized up. I have heard of other occurrences like this happening…
ODI #11053752 · Filed December 10, 2017
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH NO CARS IN FRONT AND NO OVERPASS, THE FRONT SUNROOF PANEL SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THE EDGES OF THE REMAINING GLASS BULGE UPWARD AND THE CENTER OF THE GLASS PANEL IS GONE.

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2016 BMW 335I in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA21-002: Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Open since September 17, 2021

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2016 BMW 335I right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2016 BMW 335I. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 BMW 335I.

Power Train; Engine

ODI #11507274

Incident: February 4, 2023 · Filed: February 14, 2023

My vehicle functioned normally without any faults for the approximately year and a half/ ~20,000 miles I used it. The one day I attempt to start my vehicle in colder weather (-6 degrees fahrenheit) and my starter fried and my engine seized up. I have heard of other occurrences like this happening where BMW owners attempted to start their vehicles in colder weather, have a fault come up as "starter/ignition malfunction" and then leading to an engine seizing. I believe this to be a faulty product from BMW.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11053752

Incident: December 9, 2017 · Filed: December 10, 2017

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH NO CARS IN FRONT AND NO OVERPASS, THE FRONT SUNROOF PANEL SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THE EDGES OF THE REMAINING GLASS BULGE UPWARD AND THE CENTER OF THE GLASS PANEL IS GONE.

Other BMW 335I model years

Check your 2016 BMW 335I VIN

Not every recall applies to every VIN in a given year. Enter the 17-character VIN from your BMW 335I at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

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