BMW Z8Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW Z8.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints7Top: Exterior lighting Safety recalls22001–2002 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW Z8 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 Z8 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'01'02

Avoid
Caution
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Best
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2002Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2001Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW Z8 problems

All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Exterior lighting

2Structure

1Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

1Fuel/propulsion system

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Exterior lighting	3	0
Structure	2	0
Engine and engine cooling	1	1
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0

2 recalls

BMW Z8 recalls

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

Cooling system: fan02V-138 · 2001 · May 16, 2002 · 1,550 vehicles Cooling system: fan01V-206 · 2001 · Jun 21, 2001 · 76,469 vehicles