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BMW 3-Series Reliability & Durability Pros and Cons
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2000 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member564 |
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2002 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in California, United States |
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2007 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member4263 The N54 engine is notorious for bad High Pressure Fuel Pumps, and BMW is known for having lots of annoying electrical niggles. |
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2006 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member4205 |
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2004 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons apustac what BMW considers wear items, that is, bushings, cooling system parts, should have a much longer life than they do, I bought this car used @4 years old, replaced to date: entire cooling system, rear bushings, rear springs, alternator, sunroof tracks, |
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2002 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member1736 Its been rock solid so far |
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2006 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member4135 awd problems |
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2007 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in Pennsylvania, United States High pressure fuel pumps are known to fail on these cars. Injectors and wastegates are also known to have problems. |
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2005 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member1902 Mechanically reliable, but various trim pieces and accessories could use some work. Window regulators fail and sunroof shades jam with disconcerting regularity. 2005 has been much better in this regard than 2000. |
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2002 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member635 I have put 20,000 miles on my car without a single component failure. There are no rattles and the car drives like the day I drove it off the BMW dealer lot. |
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2008 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in Greece Not yet tested to a full extent on my M3 under review, bust as previous BMW owner I enjoyed minimal component failures after many years of ownership. |
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2006 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member3441 I fear that it will leave me stranded even though I love driving it and have had no trouble except one day the battery was completely dead when I was ready to leave work for no known reason. |
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2003 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Anonymous |
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2008 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in Texas, United States |
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2008 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in California, United States The car has a BETTER THAN AVERAGE frequency of repair record with Consumer Reports. |
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2004 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member3355 I have had to have the car repaired three times in one year of ownership. |
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2006 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in California, United States |
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2007 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member2554 This vehicle has a great performance record. |
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2008 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in Oregon, United States Average is not good enough for a $40K+ car. |
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2002 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member2816 |
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2005 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in Western Australia, Australia |
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2006 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in Florida, United States this is my 5th 325i and the last forever/ |
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2007 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons Member2635 Had to take it to the shop twice already after the engine went into "limp home mode" on long business trips. Diagnoses from my dealer have been vague at best. |
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2008 BMW 3-Series Pros and Cons A member in California, United States Does not require explanation. |
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