BMW steering problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,185 complaints involve steering. The Z4 accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 2004 Z4 with 381 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,185 about steering, all BMW models
- Most affected
- Z4 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 1,720 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 82 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for steering
- 2004 BMW Z4381 complaints
- 2003 BMW Z4344 complaints
- 2005 BMW Z4175 complaints
- 2007 BMW 328I57 complaints
- 2006 BMW Z455 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 31 |
| 2002 | 40 |
| 2003 | 374 |
| 2004 | 428 |
| 2005 | 197 |
| 2006 | 191 |
| 2007 | 185 |
| 2008 | 41 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 115 |
| 2012 | 63 |
| 2013 | 39 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2015 | 42 |
| 2016 | 31 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 | 11 |
Among the 1,720 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.