BMW 323I by model year

675 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW 323I across 14 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the BMW 323I

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1998	27
1999	175
2000	459
2001	3
2007	3
2008	4
2010	3
2011	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2011	1		2
2010	3		2
2009			2
2008	4		2
2007	3		2
2006			2
2005			1
2004			1
2003			1
2002			1
2001	3		3
2000	459	Transmission (44%)	7	18 to 21
1999	175	Air bags (30%)	7	20 to 22
1998	27	Air bags (41%)		20 to 21