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BMW 3 Series

For the BMW 3 Series, model years 2000–2026 on this site have 91 matched recalls and 1,859 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 0 in 2023 to 410 in 2014. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 18–36 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

ABOUT THIS DATA

BMW 3 Series by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Fire	Investigations	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	1	88	3	2	2	Pre-2011	18–21
2001	1	36	1	0	2	Pre-2011	18–21
2002	0	26	1	0	6	Pre-2011	18–22
2003	0	73	3	0	3	Pre-2011	19–22
2004	0	77	1	3	3	Pre-2011	19–22
2005	0	25	1	1	1	Pre-2011	19–22
2006	3	202	6	1	1	Pre-2011	19–21
2007	1	115	6	4	0	Pre-2011	20–22
2008	2	68	0	4	0	Pre-2011	19–22
2009	1	53	4	2	0	Pre-2011	19–27
2010	2	30	1	1	0	Pre-2011	19–27
2011	2	1	0	0	0	—	19–27
2012	3	7	0	0	1	5	19–27
2013	0	21	2	0	2	5	19–28
2014	12	410	35	17	4	5	23–36
2015	8	215	7	11	3	5	23–36
2016	6	106	13	6	3	5	23–35
2017	4	80	2	1	3	5	23–36
2018	7	73	6	4	3	5	23–36
2019	9	41	2	5	0	5	23–30
2020	13	53	4	2	0	—	28–30
2021	9	33	1	3	1	5	25–30
2022	3	8	1	0	1	5	25–30
2023	1	0	0	0	0	5	26–29
2024	2	11	6	0	0	5	26–29
2025	1	6	2	1	0	5	29–31
2026	0	1	0	0	0	5	29–31

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	18–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$4,550
2001	18–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$4,550
2002	18–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,550
2003	19–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,350
2004	19–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,350
2005	19–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,350
2006	19–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$4,350
2007	20–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,100
2008	19–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,350
2009	19–27	—	—	—	$3,550–$4,350
2010	19–27	—	—	—	$3,550–$4,350
2011	19–27	—	—	—	$3,550–$4,350
2012	19–27	—	—	—	$3,050–$4,350
2013	19–28	—	—	—	$2,950–$4,350
2014	23–36	—	—	—	$2,650–$3,550
2015	23–36	—	—	—	$2,650–$3,550
2016	23–35	—	47	350	$2,650–$3,550
2017	23–36	—	47	350	$2,650–$3,550
2018	23–36	—	47	350	$2,650–$3,550
2019	23–30	—	—	—	$2,750–$3,550
2020	28–30	—	—	—	$2,750–$2,950
2021	25–30	—	45–51	320	$2,750–$3,300
2022	25–30	—	45–51	320	$2,750–$3,300
2023	26–29	—	45–48	310	$2,850–$3,150
2024	26–29	—	45–48	310	$2,850–$3,150
2025	29–31	—	—	—	$2,650–$2,850
2026	29–31	—	—	—	$2,650–$2,850

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