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BMW 328d years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2014 and 2015. Best years: 2016.
The 2014 and 2015 BMW 328d draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 152 complaints (12 for each year on the road) and 2015 has 27 complaints (2 for each year on the road), against a median of 1 a year across the 5 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is stalling (38 reports).
- 152complaints
- 7recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
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Owner complaints on file for each year.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any BMW 328d year here: 152 of 152 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 38 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 25 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 79,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 11% of BMW 328d complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report stalling also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2022 at 27 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 9. So far in 2026, 8 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (27), 2016 (10), 2017 (12), 2018 (10).
Year by year
2014 BMW 328d avoid
152 owner complaints, 12 for each year on the road (9.7 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (38 reports, median 78,658 miles), fuel pump (36 reports, median 92,000 miles) and diesel fuel system (24 reports, median 97,396 miles). 4 reports involved a crash and 1 person was hurt. 7 recalls, including 21V-907 on the fuel system and 21V-586 on the fuel system.
Questions
What BMW 328d years should you avoid?
The 2014 and 2015 BMW 328d draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 152 complaints (12 for each year on the road) and 2015 has 27 complaints (2 for each year on the road), against a median of 1 a year across the 5 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is stalling (38 reports).
What are the best years for the BMW 328d?
The 2016 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 10, or 1 for each year on the road. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the BMW 328d?
Stalling, with 38 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014.
How many recalls does the BMW 328d have?
7 recall campaigns cover the BMW 328d model years 2014 on this site.
How many BMW 328d complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
11% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the BMW 328d?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.