Vehicle report
2009 BMW M3
Reported problems
45 complaints · median 4000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 20 |
| AIR BAGS | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 |
| ENGINE | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
Reading this report
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.