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BMW M3

Every BMW M3 model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years282 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102015 to 2026
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins773Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 32% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02.557.51020152016201720189202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the BMW M3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
9
Engine and cooling
6
Powertrain
5
Suspension
2
Electrical system
2
Structure
1
Airbags
1
Seat belts
1
Driver assistance
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW M3 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW M3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone002
2025Sedan20.0500010
2024Not decoded0NoneNone0016
2023Sedan1100.0141022
2022Sedan10.0140047
2021Sedan30.0353064
2018Sedan911.1750055
2017Sedan30.01820162
2016Sedan50.03630190
2015Sedan40.02530205
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW M3

  • 24V-288 Apr 24, 2024
    Head air bag inflator may fail at the weld joint, which can cause gas to leak from the inflator or result in an inflator rupture
    Airbags · 5,761 vehicles
  • 23V-118 Feb 23, 2023
    During a service visit, a replacement electronic control unit (ECU) may have been installed with incorrect programming, which can cause the…
    Electrical system · 120 vehicles
  • 21V-554 Jul 21, 2021
    Passenger seat belt Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, before the webbing fully retracts
    Seat belts · 22k vehicles
  • 21V-298 Apr 28, 2021
    Bolt securing the seat belt assembly to the frame was not tightened to specification
    Seat belts · 12 vehicles
  • 21V-062 Feb 10, 2021
    Rotor and shaft within the integrated brake system may not have been welded properly and could separate during a hard braking event, possibly…
    Brakes · 893 vehicles
  • 18V-713 Oct 11, 2018
    Connection between the driveshaft and the flange may fail resulting in a loss of propulsion
    Powertrain · 2,661 vehicles
  • 16V-653 Sep 9, 2016
    During servicing of the rear differential for a prior service action, the rear sub-frame bolts may have been reused instead of being replaced
    Structure · 196 vehicles
  • 15V-782 Nov 23, 2015
    Affected vehicles have a driveshaft with a slip-joint that may not have been filled with grease
    Powertrain · 42 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.