Vehicle report

2009 BMW M3

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Reported problems

45 complaints · median 4000 miles
ComponentReports
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION20
AIR BAGS8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
ENGINE4
POWER TRAIN3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
SEATS1
SERVICE BRAKES1
STRUCTURE1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1

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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.