Vehicle report
2009 BMW 3 SERIES
Reported problems
53 complaints · median 69000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 15 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 6 |
| ENGINE | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
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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.