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2014 BMW 320I Engine Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
23%of 53 total for the year
Median mileage
93,836miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the engine of the 2014 BMW 320I, 23% of the 53 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 93,836 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Power tran light went on, brakes lost pressure, engine is blown. Looked up this same year/model Bmw and my car fits the recall profile to a tee but my VIN wasn't included on the recall list. Car was in motion on the highway when everything came to a head apparently. Car shut down and I pulled off the road without incident fortunately. Currently at 96,800 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11350328, filed 2020-08, 96,800 miles

“On the night of october 18 2020 around 3:30am I was woken by my next door neighbors notifying me that me 2014 Bmw was currently on fire in a uncontrollable blaze. From the engine bay of the car down to my fuel tank and pumps were shooting out flames covering the car itself by the time I was able to run from my room to my car I can see that the damage was done. I proceeded to call the fire department and put out the fire myself while I waited for them to arrive, I did not drive the car for a total of 8+ hours and it was sitting and parked in front of my drive way. …”

NHTSA complaint #11375256, filed 2020-11, 76,000 miles

“Car while drive to work all of the sudden started shaking and felt like a miss till lost all power and when I full stopped it died and I was on the shoulder of the highway I check my codes and had injection shutdown and multiple misfires detected and that was around 2 or 3 weeks ago I started researching and found that I should check to see if my timing chain or its guides had any play which it did and a amount as a mechanic in college training was not healthy when it moved side to side about a quarter inch and has fine metal shavings in oil and shiny mark on timing chain”

NHTSA complaint #11337566, filed 2020-07, 113,000 miles

“Dealer maintained 90,000 miles check engine light came on , pulled over vehicle shut down and would not start. Had vehicle towed to dealership and was told the engine seized. Was advised this is not covered by warranty. Trying to work with Bmw on this currently”

NHTSA complaint #11372674, filed 2020-11, 90,872 miles

“Was driving, came to a stop and engine stalled. Engine would not restart and vehicle could not be moved, had to call tow truck. Diagnosed as seized engine due to timing chain failure. Car only has 77k miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11355717, filed 2020-09, 77,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2018524%
2017333%
2016728%
20151132%
20141223%
2013222%

Other parts of the 2014 BMW 320I

Other or unknown
11 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 BMW 320I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology