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2006 BMW 3 Series electrical system problems

The 2006 BMW 3 Series has 33 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

33

Electrical System complaints

11%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

3 Series electrical system complaints by model year33 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 1 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 4 complaints2001: 8 complaints2002: 10 complaints2003: 13 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 2 complaints2006: 33 complaints2007: 32 complaints2008: 20 complaints2009: 9 complaints2010: 6 complaints2013: 7 complaints
3 Series electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

2006 BMW 330XI BRAKE FAILURE, ACCELERATION, NO STEERING. OCCURRED TWICE; BMW REPAIRED BY DEALER NEW BRAKES, COMPUTER; SECOND OCCURRENCE CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL HIT TREES. *TR

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · June 11, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2006 BMW 3 Series have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 2006 BMW 3 Series electrical system — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.