BMW transmission problems
Across all BMW models in NHTSA's complaint database, 873 complaints involve transmission. The 323I accounts for the largest share (27%). The single worst model year is the 2000 323I with 203 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 873 about transmission, all BMW models
- Most affected
- 323I 27% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 667 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which BMW models
Worst model years for transmission
- 2000 BMW 323I203 complaints
- 2007 BMW X3 Sav31 complaints
- 1999 BMW 323I30 complaints
- 2008 BMW M330 complaints
- 2000 BMW 3 Series22 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 54 |
| 2000 | 276 |
| 2001 | 69 |
| 2002 | 48 |
| 2003 | 46 |
| 2004 | 64 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 50 |
| 2008 | 51 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Among the 667 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.