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2013 BMW 335I Seats Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
5%of 43 total for the year
Median mileage
90,072miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 2013 BMW 335I, 5% of the 43 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,072 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.

“My vehicle shows the following error message passenger restraint malfunction at random times while I am driving without a passenger or whenever a passenger decides to move around. The error will also appear at random times whenever I have a passenger. I ran obd reading and it gave the error code 930a1c-ods-system: seat occupancy sensor passenger: sending sensor failure because of wetness ,0, zp. I have never spilled liquid matter on the seats and I live in a dry desert environment where temperatures range from 80 to 110 degrees fahrenheit. …”

NHTSA complaint #11220765, filed 2019-06, 90,072 miles

Related service bulletins

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201325%
2012313%
201122%
200945%
200842%
200721%

Other parts of the 2013 BMW 335I

Air bags
12 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Engine
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Seat belts
3 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 BMW 335I

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.

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