Vehicle report

2008 BMW M3

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Reported problems

82 complaints · median 14500 miles
ComponentReports
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION28
ENGINE20
AIR BAGS9
POWER TRAIN8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
SEATS2
SERVICE BRAKES2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
EQUIPMENT1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE1
STEERING1
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING1
STRUCTURE1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1

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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.