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1988 BMW 3 SERIES

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Fuel economy

8 configurations
ConfigurationFuelCityHighwayCombined
2.7L 6-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Manual 5-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline182420
2.7L 6-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Automatic 4-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline182219
2.3L 4-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Manual 5-spd, Rear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline152618
2.3L 4-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Manual 5-spd, Rear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline152618
2.5L 6-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Automatic 4-spd, 4-Wheel or All-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline172118
2.5L 6-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Automatic 4-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline162118
2.5L 6-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Manual 5-spd, 4-Wheel or All-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline152218
2.5L 6-cyl, (FFS) (MPFI), Manual 5-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline162218

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.