2000 Bmw 323I: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 459 complaints
459
Total Complaints
92,162mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
17
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

66,233 25th Percentile
92,162 Median Mileage
120,836 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
193
AIR BAGS
48
POWER TRAIN
33
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
19
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
12
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
10
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
10
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7

Severity Assessment

17
Crashes
2
Fires
25
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK"
"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THEN STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 55 TO 80 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK"

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