2000 BMW M Roadster problems
The 2000 BMW M Roadster has 29 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (52%) concerns body & structure. After that come drivetrain & axles (10%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 52% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 26 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 40,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The consumer has experienced the following problems: fire resulting in a total loss, due to design flaw/ or misrouting of wires due to service dealer (BMW)-while driving, abnormal tire wear (tires completely bald on inside @ 150k miles) due to alignment, right rear trailing arm bent, numerous electrical problems-(blown fuse/inoperative gauges/instrument cluster/head lamp circuit burned/ & air flow meter circuit), power windows, door locks,, radio malfunction, sending unit, clock-intermittent, heating/ac-missing…
The airbag (safety restraint system) light on my car's dash instrument panel keeps coming on. Information on the z-3 roadster internet message board ([link removed] indicates that this problem is a common fault on the BMW z-3/m roadster models, due to faulty electrical connectors under the seat or faulty sensors in the seat belt latches. Since this common fault affects the safety restraint system, BMW should be required to issue a recall to fix these problems.
Separation of rear subframe making car unsafe to drive and resulting in $12,000 of repairs. Although evidently a well known and uderstood failure, it never resulted in a recall, and I was never advised of the issue by BMW, until th subframe was already separating, making the car unsafe to drive.
Other model years of the M Roadster
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998