Vehicle report
2002 BMW Z8
This model year
What the record shows
The 2002 Bmw Z8 is a two-seater, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2000 to 2003.
The EPA rated one configuration: a single 4.9-litre eight-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, a single transmission, Manual 6-spd and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy is 15 mpg.
The federal record holds 3 owner complaints and 7 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
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.