BMW 3 Series problems reported in Maryland
31 of the 1,149 complaints filed about the BMW 3 Series came from Maryland, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
31
Complaints from Maryland
2
Crashes
0
Fires
2006
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
10
32.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
4
12.9%
Steering
3
9.7%
Electrical System
3
9.7%
Engine & Cooling
3
9.7%
Other & Unspecified
2
6.5%
Doors, Latches & Locks
1
3.2%
Seats
1
3.2%
Wheels
1
3.2%
Tires
1
3.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
1
3.2%
Body & Structure
1
3.2%
By model year
2000 3 Series
3
9.7%
2002 3 Series
7
22.6%
2003 3 Series
5
16.1%
2005 3 Series
1
3.2%
2006 3 Series
8
25.8%
2007 3 Series
4
12.9%
2008 3 Series
1
3.2%
2009 3 Series
1
3.2%
2013 3 Series
1
3.2%
Cities reporting most
Ellicott City
4
18.2%
MT Airy
4
18.2%
Silver Spring
2
9.1%
Frederick
2
9.1%
Baltimore
2
9.1%
Waldorf
2
9.1%
Idlewydle
1
4.5%
Berlin ,MD
1
4.5%
Halethorpe
1
4.5%
Fort Washington
1
4.5%
Chestertown
1
4.5%
Forest Hill
1
4.5%