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2011 BMW 135I hesitation / surging reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2011 BMW 135I — roughly 22% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Hesitation / surging reports
22%
share of complaints
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other 135I years

2012 135I5
135I hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2011 BMW 135I report before drawing conclusions.