BMW 3 Series problems reported in North Carolina
50 of the 1,149 complaints filed about the BMW 3 Series came from North Carolina, 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.
50
Complaints from North Carolina
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2006
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
19
38.0%
Electrical System
7
14.0%
Doors, Latches & Locks
3
6.0%
Seats
3
6.0%
Tires
3
6.0%
Brakes
2
4.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain
2
4.0%
Engine & Cooling
2
4.0%
Other & Unspecified
1
2.0%
Seat Belts
1
2.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1
2.0%
By model year
1999 3 Series
1
2.0%
2001 3 Series
3
6.0%
2003 3 Series
1
2.0%
2004 3 Series
5
10.0%
2006 3 Series
29
58.0%
2007 3 Series
3
6.0%
2008 3 Series
1
2.0%
2009 3 Series
2
4.0%
2010 3 Series
5
10.0%
Cities reporting most
Charlotte
9
23.1%
Durham
7
17.9%
Chapel Hill
4
10.3%
Browns Summit
3
7.7%
Taylorsville
3
7.7%
Raleigh
3
7.7%
Morrisville
2
5.1%
Wake Forest
2
5.1%
Fayetteville
2
5.1%
Apex
2
5.1%
Mount Pleasant
1
2.6%
ST. Pauls
1
2.6%