BMW Active Hybrid 3 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 9 owner complaints across 4 model years of the BMW Active Hybrid 3 (2012–2015). The most-complained-about year is 2013.

Pick your BMW Active Hybrid 3 model year

• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015

What BMW Active Hybrid 3 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA. The 2013 model year has the most, with 8.

• Air bags4
• Unknown or other3
• Electrical system2
• Engine2
• Seat belts2
• Fuel/propulsion system1
• Power train1
• Service brakes1

All BMW Active Hybrid 3 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW Active Hybrid 3, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Exterior lighting

   NHTSA 15V520000 Reported August 17, 2015 7,727 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

   BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to…

   Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at…

   Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

2. Fuel pump (fuel system)

   NHTSA 15V189000 Reported March 31, 2015 18,054 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

   BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 228i Coupe, M235i Coupe, 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, ActiveHybrid 3, 328xi Sports Wagon, 428i Coupe, 428xi Coupe, 435i Coupe, 435xi Coupe, 428i Convertible, 428xi Convertible, 435i Convertible, 328xi Gran Turismo, 335xi Gran Turismo, and 2015 428i Gran Coupe,…

   Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Owners were mailed interim notices on May 28, 2015. The recall began on July 6, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at…

   Model years: 2014

Other BMW models

• X53,154 complaints
• 328I2,578 complaints
• X32,004 complaints
• 325I1,386 complaints
• Z41,281 complaints
• 3 Series843 complaints
• 528I835 complaints
• 330I815 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.