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2016 BMW 320I Brakes Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
28%of 25 total for the year
Median mileage
16,622miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the brakes of the 2016 BMW 320I, 28% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,622 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, 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.

“I was driving in a 25 MPH zone in a residential area, dry roads during daylight and the car in front of me stopped suddenly. I stepped on the brakes, they locked and the car continued to slide towards the car in front of me. I had to quickly turn the wheel to the left to avoid hitting the car head on. I hit the car on the left side and damage to my car on the right side.”

NHTSA complaint #10930071, filed 2016-12, 6,243 miles

“Car has shut off while in motion and indicator warning comes on saying 'drive train malfunction' the gage indicates there is at least 42 miles of fuel before empty. Luckily this has happened on a city street. The car shakes and makes a loud sound before putting itself in neutral. Also the brakes were recently replaced by Bmw but they do not stop properly at speeds of 50 MPH. Also the sunroof opens independently when it rains. This has happened on 3 occasions while parked overnight.”

NHTSA complaint #11046601, filed 2017-11, 27,000 miles

“while driving on the high way while raining the car is braking it self to slow down. and release after it slow down to 40 mph or lower. I also notice my front brake is garbing the brake while driving and it does not release the brake when you release the brake pedal”

NHTSA complaint #11523341, filed 2023-05

“The front brakes are locked up and I went to the dealer and they are asking $7000 to replace the dsc module. It was also braking while I was driving on the highway and I got scared and pulled over and checked everything looked okay but i didn’t know what happened. I am glad nobody was behind me when the car (bmw)brakes it self while it was running. I hope you do a further investigation and see what is happening to the bmw brakes. …”

NHTSA complaint #11523884, filed 2023-05

“The contact owns a 2017 (na) Bmw 320I. When the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle accelerated spontaneously. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle did not stop. The vehicle drove straight through some shrubs and came to a stop on the lawn of a bank. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an unknown Bmw dealer in columbia, south carolina and was awaiting diagnostic testing. The insurance company issued a check for the body repairs of the vehicle, but neither the manufacturer nor the insurance company covered the mechanical repairs. …”

NHTSA complaint #11065295, filed 2018-01, 6,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2018314%
2017111%
2016728%
201513%
201436%
2013111%

Other parts of the 2016 BMW 320I

Engine
7 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 BMW 320I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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