BMW M3 by model year

552 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW M3 across 36 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 M3

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
1995	16
1996	1
1997	28
1998	18
1999	13
2001	20
2002	48
2003	69
2004	38
2005	12
2006	14
2008	102
2009	54
2010	20
2011	41
2012	6
2013	17
2015	4
2016	7
2017	3
2018	12
2021	5
2022	1
2023	1
2025	2

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2027				19
2026				19
2025	2			19
2024				18 to 19
2023	1		1	19
2022	1			19
2021	5		3	19
2018	12			19 to 20
2017	3		2	19 to 20
2016	7		3	19 to 20
2015	4		3	19 to 20
2014			1
2013	17		2	16
2012	6		3	16
2011	41	Engine (39%)	4	16
2010	20		4	16
2009	54	Transmission (39%)	5	16
2008	102	Transmission (29%)	5	16
2007			3
2006	14		5	16 to 17
2005	12		3	16 to 17
2004	38	Air bags (24%)	3	16 to 17
2003	69	Air bags (22%)	5	16 to 17
2002	48	Engine (27%)	5	16 to 17
2001	20		4	17
2000			2
1999	13		1	18 to 20
1998	18		1	18 to 21
1997	28	Tires (14%)	2	20 to 21
1996	1		1	21
1995	16		4	20
1994			1
1993			1
1992			1
1991			1	18
1990			1	18