Vehicle report
2008 BMW 328XI
This model year
What the record shows
The 2008 Bmw 328xi is a compact car, and the 4th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2005 to 2016.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 3-litre six-cylinder engine, 4-wheel or all-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy is 20 mpg.
The federal record holds 99 owner complaints, 3 safety recalls and 96 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.
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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.