Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
12
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 BMW M3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | EVAPORATOR CORE DESIGN FLAW IS CONDUCIVE TO MOLD AND MILDEW BUILDUP. OVERTIME, THE BACTERIA CAN BUILD UP TO THE POINT W… |
| 2016-08-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I'VE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR ALMOST A YEAR AT BMW SAN FRANCISCO. WHAT IS A "REASONABLE PERIOD OF… |
| 2015-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) HO… |
| 2014-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V3180… |
| 2014-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW M3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS); H… |
| 2013-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SMG TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND RANDOMLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FOUR LANE AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACC… |
| 2011-08-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS 87,000 MILES AND I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT THE VANOS HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS O… |
| 2011-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE ARE NO VISUAL SIGNS OF THIS FAILURE UNLESS THE VALVE COVER TO THE ENGINE IS REMOVED. UPON REMOVAL THERE IS A META… |
| 2011-06-18 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE AUTO-DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRRORS IN 2001-2006 BMW 3 SERIES, AND OTHER MODELS ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE MIRRORS LEAK OUT TH… |
| 2011-06-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE NORMAL DRIVING THROUGH TOWN/HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND CEASE TO ACCELERATE. WHICH CAUSES A HIGH R… |
| 2009-06-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VANOS SYSTEM IN THE 2001-2006 BMW M3 IS A COMMON PART THAT IS PRONE TO FAILURE. THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST BOLTS OF TH… |
| 2005-03-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | 2005 MINI COOPER S WAS PURCHASED NEW AT SOUTHBAY MINI, TORRENCE CA, ON 3/4/05. CAR IS GARAGED AT 547 OAK PARK RESIDENCE… |