FaultScore

BMW M3 problems reported in Maryland

30 of the 552 complaints filed about the BMW M3 came from Maryland, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.

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.

30

Complaints from Maryland

0

Crashes

1

Fires

1997

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1995 M3 1 3.3%
1997 M3 9 30.0%
1999 M3 2 6.7%
2002 M3 1 3.3%
2003 M3 4 13.3%
2004 M3 3 10.0%
2006 M3 1 3.3%
2008 M3 4 13.3%
2009 M3 5 16.7%

Cities reporting most

Silver Spring 11 37.9%
Rockville 4 13.8%
Baltimore 3 10.3%
Lonaconing 2 6.9%
Glen Burnie 2 6.9%
Gasithersburg 1 3.4%
Ellicott City 1 3.4%
Cockeysville 1 3.4%
Sparks 1 3.4%
Bryans Road 1 3.4%
Owings Mills 1 3.4%
Annapolis 1 3.4%

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