2013 Bmw 335is: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 25 complaints about the 2013 Bmw 335is and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is engine, named in 9 of them.

25
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
32.0
Severity index

Severity index 32.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 32.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Bmw 335is sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 9 complaints (36.0%)9 36%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (28.0%)7 28%Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (28.0%)7 28%Air BagsAir Bags: 4 complaints (16.0%)4 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (16.0%)4 16%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (8.0%)2 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (8.0%)2 8%WheelsWheels: 1 complaints (4.0%)1 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE936.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM728.0%
POWER TRAIN728.0%
AIR BAGS416.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL416.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM28.0%
SERVICE BRAKES28.0%
WHEELS14.0%

Complaints filed per year

0482012: 12013: 82014: 52015: 22016: 32017: 22018: 22019: 212138141516171819
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20121
20138
20145
20152
20163
20172
20182
20192
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V01700015/01/2020AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2013 128i and 135i Convertibles, 128i, 135i, and M Coupes, 2007-2010 X3 30si and X3 xDrive30i, 2013-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i and X1 xDrive35i, 2007-2013 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335is, 335i xDrive and M3 Coupes, 200
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.