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BMW 323Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW 323.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Air bagsSafety recalls22000–2002 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW 323 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 323 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'00'01'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 323 problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags30
2 recalls

BMW 323 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

37%Driver side: inflator module19V-698 · 2000–2002 · Oct 2, 2019 · 3,924 vehiclesDo not drive24%Driver side: inflator module17V-047 · 2000–2002 · Jan 20, 2017 · 230,117 vehiclesDo not drive