Vehicle report
2008 BMW 3 SERIES
Reported problems
68 complaints · median 55000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 19 |
| ENGINE | 13 |
| AIR BAGS | 10 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 4 |
| TIRES | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| WHEELS | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STRUCTURE | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
Reading this report
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.