2015 Bmw 435i: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 15 complaints about the 2015 Bmw 435i and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 3 of them.

15
Complaints
3
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
133.3
Severity index

Severity index 133.3 - High. 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: 133.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Bmw 435i sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 3 complaints (20.0%)3 20%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%SuspensionSuspension: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%TiresTires: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE320.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM213.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER213.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM213.3%
STRUCTURE213.3%
AIR BAGS213.3%
SUSPENSION16.7%
TIRES16.7%

Complaints filed per year

0362015: 42018: 62019: 12020: 22024: 12025: 11518619202425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20154
20186
20191
20202
20241
20251
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V14800013/03/2015AIR BAGSBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 428i Convertible, 428i xDrive Convertible, 435i Convertible, and 435i xDrive Convertible vehicles manufactured October 22, 2014, to February 27, 2015. Due to a programming error, the driver's front air bag depl
15V18900031/03/2015FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPBMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 228i Coupe, M235i Coupe, 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, ActiveHybrid 3, 328xi Sports Wagon, 428i Coupe, 428xi Coupe, 435i Coupe, 435xi Coupe, 428i Convertible, 428xi Convertible, 435i Convertible, 328xi G
24V28800024/04/2024AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOWBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2015 2 Series Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i), 3 Series Sedan (320i, 320i xDrive, 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335i xDrive, M3, 328d, 328d xDrive), 4 Series Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive, M4), and 2015 4 Series
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.