FaultScore

BMW 3-SERIES problems

Owners have filed 28 complaints about the BMW 3-SERIES with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2003. More of them are about the lights than anything else.

Every BMW 3-SERIES year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

03
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2003 28 4 0 46,578 Lights

What breaks on a BMW 3-SERIES

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Lights 9 32.1%

Worst in 2003

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 10.7%

Worst in 2003

Airbags 3 10.7%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 2 7.1%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 2 7.1%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 2 7.1%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 2 7.1%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Tires 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Stability & Traction Control 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 3-SERIES, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2004 peak 3 Aug 2019

Compare the BMW 3-SERIES

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.