2016 Bmw 340i problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (2) · Service Brakes (1) · Electrical System (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (350)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2024-01-11 · B611305 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the electrical system of bmw vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. this has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. this document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle ã¢ââdischarged batteryã¢ââ complaints.
Engine And Engine Cooling 2023-11-16 · B010919 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
diesel fuel injectors: ltd wty extension to 10 years/120,000 miles
Engine And Engine Cooling 2023-11-13 · B011423 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pressure control valve (pcv) extended ltd wty 15 years/150,000 miles
Electrical System 2023-05-01 · B651523 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
after programming the head unit (hu-h2), activating the fsc (german word freischaltcode) enabling codes repeatedly fails.
Equipment 2023-03-01 · B840822 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the 3g network in the us has been shut down. this means that only the 4g network will be available. in the 4g network, voice calls will be transferred via the voice over lte (volte) function. for this purpose, the sim card must perform an ims registration in the mobile communication network. due to
Exterior Lighting 2023-03-01 · B630917 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
exterior rear lights do not work.
Showing the 6 most recent of 350 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-09-16 · Unknown Or Other“plastic oil filter housing fails pre-maturely and causes low coolant and/or oil level for the engine. this causes performance issues due to lack of cooling and lubrication and can lead to irreversible damage to the engine.…”
2018-02-15 · Wheels · 9,949 mi“damage to 1 tire from a city street pothole resulted in all 4 tires requiring replacement, at significant cost; despite purchasing a wheel & tire protection package. at the time of replacement of all 4 tires, the mileage on my vehicle was 9949 miles. either my vehicle is defective and/or my vehicle's tires are defective. my vehicle's tires were m…”
2017-07-24 · Electrical System · 2,000 mi“my car is actually a 2017 bmw 340i but the system did not allow me to choose that car. i had the auto-start/stop feature engaged and the car stalled once i came to a complete stop. i was driving on a street at the time. i had to restart the engine but it wouldn't start completely off. i disabled the feature and it stopped doing this. later on july …”
2017-06-27 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“in march 2017, i was driving southbound on the right lane of a parkway, when a vehicle that was two cars behind me, accelerates out to the middle lane, he loses control of his vehicle, his car goes to the left lane then turns around almost perpendicular to me, and collides into my vehicle pushing me off onto the embankment, continuing to collide in…”
2017-03-02 · Wheels · 6,000 mi“hit a pot hole & later for a large bulge in the side wall of the bridgestone potenza s001 run flat tire. the tire will need to be replaced at my expense since no one(bmw or bridgestone will take responsibility for this type of damage. i will never buy a car with low profile tires again. i did replace a previously defective tire that displaced a sim…”
2016-07-15 · Service Brakes · 1,400 mi“sudden acceleration - on two occasions (june 12 and 27, 2016), while slowing and coming to a stop (once to park and once to stop at a red light behind another vehicle), the car bucked and revved and was incredibly hard to control, lurching forward. on the first occasion it lurched forward at a high rate of force and hit a fence as i was pulling in…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.