FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW M Roadster

Owners have filed 88 complaints about the BMW M Roadster with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2008. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2000 BMW M Roadster

29 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

1999 BMW M Roadster

24 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW M Roadster 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.

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
2008 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2002 6 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 6 3 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 D 29 9 9 40,125 Body & Structure
1999 B 24 0 0 74,000 Body & Structure
1998 B 22 1 0 75,775 Body & Structure

What breaks on a BMW M Roadster

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

Body & Structure 42 47.7%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 14.8%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 8 9.1%

Worst in 1999

Engine & Cooling 5 5.7%

Worst in 2001

Airbags 5 5.7%

Worst in 1999

Equipment & Accessories 3 3.4%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 2 2.3%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.3%

Worst in 1999

Other & Unspecified 2 2.3%

Worst in 1999

Steering 1 1.1%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.1%

Worst in 2001

Lights 1 1.1%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.1%

Worst in 2000

Tires 1 1.1%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a BMW M Roadster

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Frame AND Members 29 50.0%
Differential Unit 9 15.5%
Body 8 13.8%
Underbody Shields 3 5.2%
Driveline 2 3.4%
Gasoline 2 3.4%
Rear 2 3.4%
Fuel Gauge System 1 1.7%
Electrical 1 1.7%
Sensor/Control Module 1 1.7%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW M Roadster, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2000 peak 9 Oct 2018

Compare the BMW M Roadster

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