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BMW Active Hybrid 3Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 9 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW Active Hybrid 3.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints9Top: Air bagsSafety recalls22012–2015 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW Active Hybrid 3 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 Active Hybrid 3 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW Active Hybrid 3 problems

All model years combined: 9 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 bags40
Engine20
Seat belts20
Electrical system20
Fuel/propulsion system10
Power train10
Service brakes10
2 recalls

BMW Active Hybrid 3 recalls

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

91%Exterior lighting15V-520 · 2012–2015 · Aug 17, 2015 · 7,727 vehicles90%Delivery: fuel pump15V-189 · 2014 · Mar 31, 2015 · 18,054 vehicles