BMW 318IS problems
Owners have filed 37 complaints about the BMW 318IS with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 1997. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every BMW 318IS 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.
What breaks on a BMW 318IS
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1991
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1992
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every BMW 318IS, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the BMW 318IS
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.