Vehicle report
2010 BMW 335D
This model year
What the record shows
The 2010 Bmw 335d is a compact car, and the 2nd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2009 to 2011.
The EPA rated one configuration: a single 3-litre six-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, a single transmission, Automatic (S6) and running on diesel.
Combined fuel economy is 27 mpg.
The federal record holds 10 owner complaints, 5 safety recalls and 85 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.