Vehicle report
2009 BMW 328I
This model year
What the record shows
The 2009 Bmw 328i is a compact car, and the 14th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1996 to 2016.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 3-litre six-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 21 to 22 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 193 owner complaints, 6 safety recalls and 90 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.