Model year record

1998 BMW 323I

No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 27 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Air bags7134,000 mi
Air bags: frontal3134,000 mi
Engine270,000 mi
Exterior lighting295,400 mi
Air bags: side/window1134,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)1151,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: engine1—
Fuel system, other1—
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: filling/charging1—
Service brakes195,400 mi
Structure: body1—
Structure: body: door1—
Tires196,000 mi
Unknown1—
Unknown or other1—
Vehicle speed control195,400 mi
Vehicle speed control: cables1102,501 mi

The 1999 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Other BMW 323I model years

All BMW 323I recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.