MYRModel Year Report

BMW 3 Series — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2006 · Best bets: 2010, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2008, 2004

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, BMW 3 Series Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2023 highlighted. 1986: 1 complaints 1986 1992: 0 complaints 1993: 0 complaints 1994: 1 complaints 1994 1995: 3 complaints 1996: 2 complaints 1997: 5 complaints 1997 1998: 3 complaints 1999: 6 complaints 2000: 88 complaints 2000 2001: 36 complaints 2002: 26 complaints 2003: 51 complaints 2003 2004: 77 complaints 2005: 25 complaints 2006: 202 complaints 2006 2007: 115 complaints 2008: 68 complaints 2009: 53 complaints 2009 2010: 30 complaints 2011: 1 complaints 2012: 7 complaints 2012 2013: 21 complaints 2023: 0 complaints 2023
2023: 0 complaints
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YearComplaints
19861
19920
19930
19941
19953
19962
19975
19983
19996
200088
200136
200226
200351
200477
200525
2006202
2007115
200868
200953
201030
20111
20127
201321
20230

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2023 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 Not enough data 21 Only 21 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2011 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2010 Recommended 30 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 53 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2008 Recommended 68 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2007 Caution 115 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2006 Avoid 202 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2005 Not enough data 25 Only 25 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Recommended 77 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2003 Recommended 51 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2003 Not enough data 22 Only 22 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 26 Only 26 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Recommended 36 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Caution 88 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1999 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1997 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1996 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1995 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1994 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1993 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1992 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1986 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.