2016 BMW 340i Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2016 BMW 340i. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“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.”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
Defect investigations
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 BMW 340i as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.