BMW Z3 by model year

299 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the BMW Z3 across 6 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 Z3

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
1996	34
1997	66
1998	45
1999	56
2000	54
2001	31

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2001	31	Electrical system (13%)
2000	54	Air bags (32%)
1999	56	Body & structure (23%)	2
1998	45	Seats (18%)
1997	66	Air bags (24%)	1
1996	34	Air bags (27%)	1