2014 Bmw 320I XDRIVE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2014 BMW 320I XDRIVE has an excellent safety rating, with an overall rating of 5 stars. It received high ratings in all categories including front and side crash ratings, rollover rating, and side pole crash rating. This vehicle is also equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, which enhances its safety on the road by helping the driver maintain control during slippery conditions or emergency maneuvers. Additionally, the BMW 320I XDRIVE offers optional features such as forward collision warning and lane departure warning, which provide additional safety benefits.

Despite its strong safety performance, there have been 47 complaints and 4 recalls reported for this model. It is important for BMW to address these issues promptly to ensure the continued safety and satisfaction of the drivers and passengers of the BMW 320I XDRIVE.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

47

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

2

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2014 BMW 320I Xdrive 4 DR AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2014 BMW 320I Xdrive 4 DR AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2014 BMW 320I Xdrive 4 DR AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2014 BMW 320I Xdrive 4 DR AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2014 Score 2015 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2014 Score 2015 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2014 Score 2015 Score
Rollover Rating 5 5
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 5 5

Complaints for the 2014 Bmw 320I XDRIVE

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"this is a serious problem with the handling of this car in standing water situations. this car immediately begins to hydroplane when it encounters standing water, every time. we had been lucky so far of the numerous instances we had encountered with this vehicle hydroplaning and rotating. always slowing down when encountering rain to avoid these situations. tonight 08-13-2022, we were driving on the highway where the posted speed limit was 70mph. we were encountering on and off heavy rain. crossing a bridge at approximately 15 mph under the speed limit in moderate rain when the car completely lost it's grip on the road and went out of control, like on ice and was unrecoverable. we were hit by a vehicle passing us who was not experiencing the same hydroplaning problem. this has been an ongoing problem with this vehicle and i notified my service advisor at bmw about the problem, but he said it was common and he had even been in an accident with his bmw due to hydroplaning. he said there was nothing they could do about it. the tires were in good condition, recently purchased, and there is not reason this vehicle should not have handled the situation like all of the other vehicles on the road were.(we were the slowest vehicle)."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2023-01-08

Complaint:
"all rubber seals around the windshield and windows have melted and water is pouring in all over while driving making it very unsafe while driving. all rubber in the car and outside of the car is melting. it is pouring down on all of the electronics in the car as well and filling up the inner light consul. this is not a convertible. it is the faulty rubber all over the car that is causing enormous problems with safety, please address this as i am very concerned and cannot drive the car anymore but am still paying for it. thank you"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-02-08

Complaint:
"car was stolen"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2019-04-10

Complaint:
"after driving vehicle i returned home and turned of car my friend tried to open his front passenger door and it would not open. i tried all way to unlock door. my concern is if i had been in an accident and a fire or other reason and tried to open that door in an emergency it would have caused a problem."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2017-02-05

Complaint:
"the car kept stalling and displaying drivetrain malfunction"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2018-05-04

BMW Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

BMW ranks 12 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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