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BMW 335d

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

951

Active records

Recalls

20

Active records

TSBs

396

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

38

Crashes

34

Fires

26

Top reported issues — BMW 335d

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Safety restraint issue

287

Condition issue

267

Operating state

170

Reporting mechanism

168

Access/entry issue

119

Thermal issue

88

Lighting behavior

83

Engine behavior

74

Performance issue

63

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

48

Noise

37

Electrical issue

33

Fluid issue

30

Safety restraint behavior

30

Starting behavior

29

Steering behavior

28

Vibration/harshness

24

Braking behavior

16

Driver assistance issue

16

Smell

16

HVAC behavior

10

Powering on/off behavior

9

Recent change

7

Wiper/washer behavior

7

Ride/handling behavior

3

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2011 BMW 3 SERIES

Filed Aug 22, 2024


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2011 BMW 335D

Filed Oct 6, 2023


- The component that has failed is the front passenger seat occupancy sensor, as indicated by an OBDII scan showing fault code 93C3, seat-occupancy detector, passenger. - The safety of any person in the front passenger seat is compromised because the passenger airbag will not deploy while this sensor is not operating properly, as indicated by the passenger airbag off light which is now always illuminated. The vehicle has not been in an accident and nobody has been injured as a result. - The…

2011 BMW 335D

Filed Jun 1, 2023


The contact owns a 2011 BMW 335D. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed on a 6-hour trip, there was thick fumes coming into the cabin of the vehicle from the exhaust. The contact stated that he drove the vehicle to the dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed with a clogged DEF filter. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

2011 BMW 335D

Filed Sep 20, 2022


YEARS OF MY 335D OVERHEATING AND STALLING AND DEALER CANT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. I’VE REPLACED INJECTORS, DONE CARBON BLASTING, REPLACED NOX SENSOR, REPLACED WHOLE BATTERY/ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE ALL BELTS, HOSES, AND EGR MODULE TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. AFTER REMOVING THE COMPONENTS YOU CAN SEE FLUIDS GOT MIXED AND EVEN GOT INTO MY TURBO ALL BECAUSE OF THE EGR WAS LEAKING. SO MANY IDENTICAL ISSUES RESULTED IN RECALLS FROM BMW FOR ALMOST EVERY SINGLE MODEL FROM…

2011 BMW 335D

Filed Oct 28, 2021


3 injured

Fine, white particles are blowing out of the cabin air ducts whenever the air conditioner or fan is turned on. My local BMW service center, Herb Chambers BMW of Boston, determined that the debris is flakes of aluminum from the deteriorated aluminum alloy fins of the AC evaporator coil and heater exchanger. The cabin air ducts were scoped and found to be intact with no intrusion of outside contaminants. The dealer determined that if not replaced, “the A/C Evaporator will fail…” and quoted the…

2011 BMW 335D

Filed Feb 1, 2021


IT STARTED MAY, 2017, WHEN MY 335D WAS IDLING ROUGH AND JERKED AS I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED. I TOOK IT INTO CREVIER BMW IN SANTA ANA. THE CAR HAD 53,000 MILES AND THEY SAID IT HAD CARBON BUILD UP ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND #1 & 5 FUEL INJECTOR. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS AND WALNUT BLAST THE MANIFOLD. SWIRL PORTS, EGR AND THROTTLE HOUSING CLEANED AS WELL. APR, 2018 58,000 MILES, FAULTY ACTIVE TANK TEMPERATURE SENSOR REPLACED. AUG, 2018 60,000 MILES, REPLACED FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS…

2000 BMW 3 SERIES

Filed Jan 5, 2021


REAR LIGHTS . CLIP CONTACTS MELTING GROUND WIRE . PURCHASED LIGHTS AND CLIPS 3 TIMES AND MELTED AGAIN. LIGHTS INOPERABLE AFTER 2 WEEKS OF LIFE HARNESS MELTED . RECEIVED MULTIPLE WARNINGS AND A TICKET I NOW HAVE TO PROVE REPAIR . RECALL FOUND FOR EVERY OTHER MODEL EXCEPT THE 323I 2000 . NOT SAFE TO HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS AVAILABLE . CAN'T DRIVE CAR IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. CAN'T SELL CAR IN UNSAFE CONDITION

2010 BMW 335D

Filed Sep 21, 2020


NITROUS OXIDE SENSORS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM AND CATALYTIC TANK ALL FAILED. NOTICES OF EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 10 YEARS BUT FAILED AFTER SO NO REIMBURSEMENT. SUSPECT MANY PEOPLE UNAWARE WHEN NON BMW SERVICE CENTER REPAIRED AND NON RECORDED. RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. HAVE RECORDS TO VERIFY BAD NOX SENSORS AND BEING TOLD NOW CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEEDS REPLACING .

2011 BMW 335D

Filed Feb 11, 2020


PASSENGER AIRBAG MALFUNCTION, SEAT SENSITIVITY IS TOUCHY, REPORTS AN OCCUPANT WHEN EMPTY AND GIVES AN OCCASIONAL MALFUNCTION WARNING, AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME.

2011 BMW 335D

Filed Dec 29, 2019


THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND SETS OFF THE WARNING SOUND AS IF SOMEONE IS SITING IN THE SEAT WHEN NOBODY OR NOTHING IS IN THE SEAT. THIS MAY CAUSE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONS OR HAVE IT NOT DEPLOY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. THE ISSUE IS CONSTANT WHILE I'M DRIVING.

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.