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2001 BMW 325I Brakes Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
5%of 151 total for the year
Median mileage
100,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the brakes of the 2001 BMW 325I, 5% of the 151 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles.

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.

“Ever since I've had the car I have had overheating problems after replacing the water pump all the hoses HVAC hoses under the manifold the car still wants to overheat I've been in traffic I've had this problem having a I'm cars behind me and my temperature gauge going to age and I can't crank the car because I don't want to ruin the motor I've had to let the car cool be late for jobs work and other things appointments are the car cool down and I've had to add coolant in it at $20 a piece by the coolant runs right back out”

NHTSA complaint #11243053, filed 2019-08, 98,000 miles

“I have been recently getting the takata airbag recall which I am getting done soon. I noticed however an old recall on some Bmw 325is starting in 2001. An issue with the handbrake... The database is showing that my VIN doesn't have this issue but I can sure tell you I had this issue and bad. Driving 70 down the highway when the handbrake clamp or adjuster... Something broke and fell into the drum of the brake disc. It then made a horrible noise and fully destroyed the parking brake assembly and sounded like a washing machine filled with metal. …”

NHTSA complaint #11308604, filed 2020-02, 243,000 miles

“I am writing you regarding an event that occurred with my daughter's 2001 Bmw 325I. Her car has about 118,000 miles on it. Recently it developed an oil leak so my wife traded cars with her one evening about three weeks ago and we took the car to our favorite mechanic. I discussed the services we thought were necessary with the car with the mechanic ' an oil leak, some intermittent mis-firing and also that my daughter had told me that recently sometimes the brakes would come on while she was driving. …”

NHTSA complaint #10223499, filed 2008-04

“A friend was following me home and nearly ran in back of me because she said I didn't brake , I told her I did , but a warning light came on in my car, so I went to purchase more bulbs, the bulb worked for a couple of hours, then the warning light came back on, then days later the other one , I took to mechanic, he found that a part in the housing had burned all the way down, and that I should check on recalls, because it's no fault of mine... I checked recalls and found that there were problems with the housing that houses the brake and signal lights, beginning with 2002... …”

NHTSA complaint #10471910, filed 2012-08

“The contact owns a 2001 Bmw 325I. When the brake pedal was depressed, the passenger side tail light became inoperable. In addition, the headlights flashed independently without warning. The contact also stated that the headlights became inoperable intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10721126, filed 2015-05, 190,000 miles

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Brakes: other model years

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

Other parts of the 2001 BMW 325I

Air bags
46 complaints
Exterior lighting
23 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Engine cooling
17 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
12 complaints
Engine
6 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Equipment
5 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 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