BMW seats problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 983 complaints involve seats. The X3 accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 2005 X3 with 50 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 983 about seats, all BMW models
- Most affected
- X3 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 668 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 179
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for seats
- 2005 BMW X350 complaints
- 2006 BMW X342 complaints
- 2007 BMW X3 Sav42 complaints
- 2004 BMW X333 complaints
- 2004 BMW 530I30 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 120 |
| 2005 | 75 |
| 2006 | 197 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2008 | 69 |
| 2009 | 33 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 34 |
| 2012 | 32 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 668 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.