BMW 318i: nhtsa complaints (summary)

All rows for this model in the NHTSA complaints (summary) dataset, newest model year first. Each year links to its consumer page, which shows the same records with context.

rows	8
model years	1991–1998 (8)
data through	2026-09-20
method	/data/methodology#complaints
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

bmw.csv (whole make)

Vehicle pages

1998 · 1997 · 1996 · 1995 · 1994 · 1993 · 1992 · 1991

Rows

year	complaint_count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
1998	11	1999-10-26	2012-09-19	2	0	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:3; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; POWER TRAIN:2; AIR BAGS:1; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:1
1997	6	1999-02-01	2004-09-01	0	0	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:2; TIRES:2; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:1; VISIBILITY:1
1996	3	1999-09-03	2003-06-09	2	0	AIR BAGS:2; POWER TRAIN:1
1995	14	1997-08-21	2016-12-19	2	1	AIR BAGS:5; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:2; STEERING:1; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:1
1994	14	1996-11-27	2012-12-19	2	0	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:5; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; POWER TRAIN:2; FUEL SYSTEM:2; GASOLINE:2
1993	11	1998-01-27	2002-02-11	0	0	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:10; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:2; VISIBILITY:1; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:1
1992	8	1997-02-16	2004-07-10	0	0	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:5; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:1; AIR BAGS:1; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:1
1991	9	1996-12-31	2004-04-26	1	0	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:4; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:2; SEAT BELTS:1; AIR BAGS:1; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:1

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). NHTSA complaints (summary) — BMW 318i [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/bmw/318i

@misc{wrenchpro_complaints_bmw_318i_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro NHTSA complaints (summary): BMW 318i},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/bmw/318i}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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