FaultScore

BMW 318TI problems

Owners have filed 31 complaints about the BMW 318TI with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 1999. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Every BMW 318TI 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.

95 96 97 98 99
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
1999 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
1998 18 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1997 1 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1996 8 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1995 3 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a BMW 318TI

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

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 22.6%

Worst in 1998

Tires 4 12.9%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 9.7%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 9.7%

Worst in 1996

Engine & Cooling 2 6.5%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 2 6.5%

Worst in 1996

Suspension 2 6.5%

Worst in 1998

Lights 2 6.5%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 1 3.2%

Worst in 1996

Brakes 1 3.2%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 1 3.2%

Worst in 1996

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.2%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 1 3.2%

Worst in 1995

Other & Unspecified 1 3.2%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 318TI, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1997 peak 4 Apr 2010

Compare the BMW 318TI

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