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What 49 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 BMW 4 Series Gran

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (49)Crash / fire / injury (3)Electrical system (20)Engine & cooling (16)Engine (8)Body & structure (3)Airbags (2)Brakes (2)Fuel system (2)Speed control (2)Steering (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)

2 of 49 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Mar 27, 2023Airbags

Airbag sensors are defective. Vehicle states that restraint system is faulty.

NHTSA ODI 11514071

Aug 1, 2019AirbagsCrash2 injuries

CAR IN MOTION TBONE ACCIDENT NO AIRBAG ACTIVATED

NHTSA ODI 11241214

Working with the data? Download all 49 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 BMW 4 Series Gran verdict →