FaultScore

BMW M6 problems

Owners have filed 48 complaints about the BMW M6 with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2018. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every BMW M6 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
2018 3 0 0 Steering
2017 2 0 0 Electrical System
2016 12 0 3 Seats
2014 10 0 0 66,600 Engine & Cooling
2013 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2008 6 0 0 55,501 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 7 1 0 Steering
2006 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1988 2 0 0 Airbags

What breaks on a BMW M6

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

Electrical System 7 14.6%

Worst in 2014

Steering 7 14.6%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 6 12.5%

Worst in 1988

Engine & Cooling 5 10.4%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 10.4%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 5 10.4%

Worst in 2016

Seats 3 6.3%

Worst in 2016

Suspension 2 4.2%

Worst in 2016

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.2%

Worst in 2013

Lights 2 4.2%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.2%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 1 2.1%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 1 2.1%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW M6, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1996 peak 3 Jan 2026

Compare the BMW M6

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