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BrakesPart report

1988 BMW 325I Brakes Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
40%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 1988 BMW 325I, 40% of the 5 complaints for this model year.

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.

“My anti-lock brake light just came on one day, then I started feeling and hearing like a thump or bounce in the right passenger tire/wheel. Had tire checked nothing wrong , no problem with brakes ?”

NHTSA complaint #10153401, filed 2006-03

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2006122%
200534%
200464%
200342%
200285%
200185%
1995413%
199225%
1989113%
1988240%

Other parts of the 1988 BMW 325I

Engine cooling
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1988 BMW 325I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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