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2025 BMW M3 problems

NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2025 BMW M3, 0 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
2
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
10

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
LANE DEPARTURE150.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER150.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
LANE DEPARTUREWARNING1

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
electrical electronic2100.0%0.86
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate2100.0%0.86

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 2 tagged complaints of 2 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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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

10 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
ENGINE2
STRUCTURE2
SERVICE BRAKES1

11030317

Date: 2026-03-25. Type: Over The Air. Systems: ENGINE.

It was determined that due to a manufacturing defect, there may be a peeling of the sliding layer of the main bearing shells. The peeling may cause engine damage to your vehicle in some cases. The main bearing shells will need to be replaced.

11026950

Date: 2025-12-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

There may be an internal leakage in the brake fluid expansion tank (aka brake fluid reservoir). In the rarecase of a leak, the filling level sensor might malfunction over a relatively long period of time.

11024236

Date: 2025-10-07. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE.

Evaporator Pipe Return

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.

11022855

Date: 2025-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

After replacing the Multifunctional Display (MFD), the Central Information Display (CID) is black. Thebacklight of the CID is illuminated, and touch function does register an audible sound.

11022856

Date: 2025-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Central Information Display (CID) in the vehicle is black or only displays a BMWa . The head unit (HU-H5) is not responding in ISTA. Additionally, the Receiver Audio Module (RAM), Instrument Cluster (KOMBI) and Telematic Module 4 (TCB4) may not be responding in ISTA.

11022859

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

A groaning sound from the front of the vehicle while driving can be heard, particularly while cornering. The groaning sound can be heard in the A-pillar/instrument panel area.

11019550

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

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

11017275

Date: 2025-04-25. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Please have the control unit (DME) programmed in the vehicles concerned (according to the vehicleidentification number selection), if possible, before vehicle delivery. If vehicles have already been delivered, have the measure carried out the next time the vehicles enter theworkshop.

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
M32

Same model, other years

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Other BMW models, 2025

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