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BMW RT SeriesYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the BMW RT Series.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints14Top: Power trainSafety recalls01996–2002 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW RT Series 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 RT Series median. Tap a year for its full report.

'96'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2002Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls1996Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW RT Series problems

All model years combined: 14 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
Power train60
Service brakes, hydraulic30
Fuel system, gasoline20
Engine and engine cooling10
Service brakes10
Suspension10
0 recalls

BMW RT Series recalls

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

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the RT Series

  1. FUEL LINE LEAKAGEPE03054 · 2002 · closed Jan 23, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-028