BMW E36 Recalls & Problems by Year

BMW E36 safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 3 model years. The 2003 model has the most complaints (13).

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2003 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2003 BMW E36	13	2	n/a
2002 BMW E36	7	1	n/a
1995 BMW E36	1	0	n/a

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