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2006 BMW 325I Air bags Problems

Complaints
241about this part
Share
47%of 515 total for the year
Median mileage
80,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 241 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 BMW 325I, 47% of the 515 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 5 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“Tamara airbags. My car has both airbag lights on and there is no recall on it at all and it has not been in an accident at all. I received a warranty extension but with conditions. Conditions were if it's not the particular fault they will charge me $200 just for a scan. And then some more to actually fix the issue. I do not want to take it in due to that issue. I don't have $200 to give up like that.”

NHTSA complaint #11180530, filed 2019-02, 140,000 miles

“My Bmw does not fall into the recall that Bmw published. After several lights appeared in my dash (airbag, brake, seatbelt) I had the disnostic tool looked up and received a fault code 93c3 seat occupancy detector, passenger . Looking on the web this seems to be a common problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10786061, filed 2015-10, 175,000 miles

“My 2006 Bmw 525i passenger side airbag malfunction light came on and is a bad sensor in the seat. There has been a recall on this for other 2006 Bmw's but mine is not included in this. It is the same problem as all of the other recalled ones. The NHTSA campaign id# is 08v384000. I believe the problem is more widespread than the ones recalled.”

NHTSA complaint #10405487, filed 2011-06, 82,000 miles

“Takata recall, Bmw dealership said they do not have the parts yet. They have told me this for two years and now tell me to call NHTSA. They are not doing anything about it. All the while I am unprotected in my vehicle. Please respond.”

NHTSA complaint #11016025, filed 2017-08, 100,000 miles

“1. Speedometer accuracy! The speedo on my 2006 325I was off by 10%. At 80mph on the speedo, actual speed was 72. At 30 actual was 27. I have been pulled by a cop twice because of this problem. 2. Passenger restrain error message the air bag warning light illuminated and a message displayed on the message board stating that the passenger restraint had malfunctioned.”

NHTSA complaint #10402664, filed 2011-05, 85,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200624147%
20053346%
20046242%
20036231%
20025232%
20014630%
1995310%
1994212%
199225%
1990120%

Other parts of the 2006 BMW 325I

Electrical system
85 complaintsEngine
50 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
47 complaintsSeat belts
40 complaintsSteering
39 complaintsOther or unknown
33 complaintsSeats
29 complaintsEngine cooling
27 complaintsTires
16 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 BMW 325I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 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