A damaged glow plug driver and / or damaged glow plugs affect difficult firing and uneven operation a few seconds after firing. The colder it will be, the harder it will be to start the car.
A clogged diesel particulate filter (DPF) causes a loss of power, in the final stage the engine will start but will not have the strength to drive and then will not even start. At BMW, everything has to be operational so that the DPF is burned out while driving. For example, a faulty thermostat (main or EGR cooler) will not show an error in the computer and the DPF will not burn (because the coolant will not reach 75 degrees).