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BMW 318IC

Every BMW 318IC model year on file, 1992 to 2003. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years141 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91992 to 2003
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins28Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012341992199319941995419961997200020012003
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seat belts leads the BMW 318IC complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seat belts
3
Lighting
3
Electrical system
3
Engine and cooling
2
Visibility and wipers
1
Airbags
1
Tires
1
Latches and locks
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 318IC model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW 318IC by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2003Not decoded20.0200004
2001Sedan20.09004
2000Not decoded10.0100004
1997Not decoded10.0100105
1996Not decoded20.0200104
1995Convertible425.073304
1994Convertible10.025201
1993Not decoded0NoneNone101
1992Convertible10.020101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 318IC

  • 98V-178 Aug 4, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Engine and cooling · 340k vehicles
  • 97V-131 Aug 19, 1997
    Cruise control and throttle cables are attached to the same throttle valve actuating lever at the throttle housing
    Speed control · 410k vehicles
  • 95V-071 Apr 3, 1995
    Overstatement was made of the vehicle load capacity and designated seating capacity on the tire information placard
    Equipment · 5,200 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.