BMW body & structure problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,382 complaints involve body & structure. The X5 accounts for the largest share (9%). The single worst model year is the 2019 X3 with 32 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,382 about body & structure, all BMW models
- Most affected
- X5 9% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 880 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 82 and 69
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2019 BMW X332 complaints
- 2000 BMW 328I31 complaints
- 2000 BMW 3 Series30 complaints
- 2000 BMW 323I27 complaints
- 2006 BMW 750LI26 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1998 | 41 |
| 1999 | 67 |
| 2000 | 163 |
| 2001 | 58 |
| 2002 | 43 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2004 | 47 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 86 |
| 2007 | 86 |
| 2008 | 64 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 23 |
| 2011 | 40 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 43 |
| 2014 | 77 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2016 | 49 |
| 2017 | 58 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 46 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Among the 880 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.