1993 Bmw 325Is: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints
27
Total Complaints
92,800mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

92,800 25th Percentile
92,800 Median Mileage
92,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE LOCKING MECHANISIM IS NOT CATCHING SO THE LATCH FAILS TO LOCK. *AK"
"CONSUMER WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH. AT THE END WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ENGINE WAS SLOW AND POWER GONE, ALSO, WHEN STARTING TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, POWER FAILED. WASHED CAR AT HOME SAME THING HAPPENED , BUT LESS. WENT BACK TO CAR WASH AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT. CONSUMER WAITED F..."
"VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO NOTICE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COMPONENTS (98V-178). MJS"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28