Vehicle report

2003 BMW M3

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Reported problems

54 complaints · median 69500 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS14
POWER TRAIN5
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION5
SUSPENSION4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
ENGINE3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
STRUCTURE:BODY3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS2
TIRES2
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS1
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VISIBILITY1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR1
WHEELS1

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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.