FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW Z3 Roadster

Owners have filed 55 complaints about the BMW Z3 Roadster with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2001. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

1998 BMW Z3 Roadster

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

Cleanest on record

2001 BMW Z3 Roadster

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW Z3 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
2001 B 10 0 0 73,250 Transmission & Drivetrain
2000 C 25 0 0 61,900 Body & Structure
1998 C 20 1 0 73,900 Body & Structure

What breaks on a BMW Z3 Roadster

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

Body & Structure 15 27.3%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 9 16.4%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 12.7%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 6 10.9%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 3 5.5%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 2 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 2 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Tires 2 3.6%

Worst in 1998

Seat Belts 2 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Seats 2 3.6%

Worst in 1998

Stability & Traction Control 2 3.6%

Worst in 1998

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.8%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW Z3 Roadster, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2001 peak 4 Dec 2020

Compare the BMW Z3 Roadster

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