AutoUtility currently tracks 3 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 BMW M3. Fuel & Propulsion System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 1 complaint (33.3% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records. The 2017 BMW M3 belongs to the 5th Generation (F80) platform.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 3 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Fuel & Propulsion System (1 reports • 33.3% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Powertrain & Transmission (1), Electrical System (1)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2017 BMW M3
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Fuel & Propulsion System
Powertrain & Transmission
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #18V713000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Electrical System
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 BMW M3
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"My car was leaking fuel. This has been reported in numerous vehicles of the same make and model. There is an active warranty extension for this issue, I have attached the bulletin from BMW. My car is not covered for some reason although earlier years of my exact same car are covered. My car was was..."
"The contact owns a 2017 BMW M3. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, there was an abnormal banging sound coming from the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle failed to operate as designed, without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the..."
"VEHICLE IS A 2017 BMW M3 WITH 6352 MILES. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED AND HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY THE DAY PRIOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND WOULD NOT START.IT WAS CLEAR THERE WAS NO POWER GETTING TO THE ELECTRONICS EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED...."
Complaint History for BMW M3
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 BMW M3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 BMW M3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 BMW M3 Current Page | 3 | 0 | 2 | Current |
| 2018 BMW M3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 BMW M3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 BMW M3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 BMW M3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 BMW M3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 BMW M3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 BMW M3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 BMW M3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 BMW M3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 BMW M3
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 3 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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