NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2016 BMW M3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 11, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 BMW M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 BMW M3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2016 BMW M3
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 18V713000
- Reported
- October 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 M3, 1 other model
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 16V653000
- Reported
- September 9, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 196
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 M3, 2 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 15V782000
- Reported
- November 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 M3, 1 other model
2016 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2016 BMW M3, the newest on December 19, 2019.
In complaints about the 2016 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the engine (60%), followed by the power train (20%) and the structure (20%).
2 of the 2016 BMW M3's 3 recalls also concern the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine3
- Power Train1
- Structure1
- Suspension1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2016 BMW M3 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 4. 100% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2016 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2016 BMW models
Newest record on this page: December 19, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted