Vehicle report

1998 BMW M3

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Reported problems

14 complaints · median 71500 miles
ComponentReports
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
SUSPENSION:REAR2
AIR BAGS1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
TIRES1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR1

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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.