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Bmw M3 · 2016

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V713000·2018-10-11

    BMW Recalls M3 and M4 Models for Driveshaft Connection Failure

    BMW is recalling 2016-2017 M3 and M4 vehicles because the driveshaft connection may fail, causing a loss of propulsion and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BMW — BMW M3, M4
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V653000·2016-09-09

    BMW Recalls M2, M3, and M4 Models for Rear Sub-Frame Bolt Issue

    BMW is recalling specific M2, M3, and M4 vehicles because reused rear sub-frame bolts may loosen, affecting handling and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BMW — BMW M2, M3, M4
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V782000·2015-11-23

    BMW Recalls M3 and M4 Vehicles for Driveshaft Defect

    BMW is recalling 2015-2016 M3 and M4 vehicles because a driveshaft slip-joint may lack grease, potentially causing loss of power and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BMW — BMW M3, M4
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE13030 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum
  • EA12002 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE11025 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • EA09019 Engineering Analysis · exterior lighting
  • PE09036 Preliminary Evaluation · exterior lighting
  • DP09002 Defect Petition · exterior lighting:back up lights

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2008 · powertrain 36 complaints, median 7,000 mi
  • 2009 · powertrain 24 complaints, median 2,500 mi
  • 2006 · steering 24 complaints, median 69,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

744 manufacturer service bulletins across 18 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.7/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2023: 4.9/5
  • 2022: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2021: 4.4/5 · 3 complaints
  • 2018: 4.5/5 · 9 complaints

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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