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2023 BMW M3 problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2023 BMW M3, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as BMW M3.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
120
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
22

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control1100.0%0.88
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
high1100.0%0.37

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

23V118000

Date: 2023-02-23. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, M3, 330e, 330e xDrive, 430i Convertible, 430i xDrive, M440i, 2022-2023 430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive, i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. During a service visit, a replacement electronic control unit (ECU) may have been installed with incorrect programming, which can cause the automatic door locking (excerpt)

Consequence: Doors that do not lock as intended while the vehicle is in motion may open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

22 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
STRUCTURE4
EQUIPMENT3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
POWER TRAIN2
LANE DEPARTURE1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1

11027766

Date: 2026-01-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

While driving on a smooth and/or unevenroad, a a crackinga sound is heard from therear wheel arch area (highlighted in orange) on either the right or left side.

11024211

Date: 2025-10-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

In some situations, an emergency call may be triggered in the vehicle without either the customer pressing the SOS Call button, or an airbag deployment event. In some cases, the customer may not even be inside the vehicle.

11024208

Date: 2025-09-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Hood lever is pulled twice but the hood only achieves the pre-latch position on both sides.

11022101

Date: 2025-08-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

While driving on a smooth and/or uneven road, a a crackinga sound is heard from the rear wheel arch area (highlighted in orange) on either the right or left side.

11019550

Date: 2025-06-06. Type: Emissions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

EMISSIONS RECALL 25E-A03: PROGRAM CONTOL UNITS (DME)

10250374

Date: 2024-02-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY.

An interference noise (groaning noise) can be heard from within the heating and air-conditioning unit in thecenter of the instrument panel. The groaning noise always occurs when either a ventilation flap, air stratification flap or the recirculated airflap moves to a different position. Due to the

10249027

Date: 2024-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle A A?A A A A discharged batteryA A?A A A A compl

10249016

Date: 2024-01-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

With the vehicle is on a lift and the front struts are in the extended position, there may be a cracking and orclicking type noise when turning the steering wheel left/right. See attached video V31 01 24. The sound can reoccur when the vehicle is lowered, and the wheels are once again under load. T

10249015

Date: 2024-01-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

A vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (EVAP) system(NVLD natural vacuum leak detection). For this condition, the following fault is stored in the DME: 190302 - fuel tank ventilation and scavenging air system, micro-leak: leakage more than 0.5mm

10248092

Date: 2023-12-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective February 9, 2023) on certain Model Year 2022 A A A A?A A A A A A A A 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between June 29, 2022 and February 16, 2023. This was originally called A A A A?A A A A A A A A Wireless Charging TrayA A A A?A A A A A A A A . Sof

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
M31

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