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1984 BMW 318I

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 7.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
3Power Train
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 28, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling

NHTSA#93-V-015-000 COOLANT TEMPERATURE RESULTING INCREASE IN SYSTEM PRESSURE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED, ALL READY WAS CHANGE WATER PUMP, THERMOTATS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHEWR INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ODI #8021743

Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERNCE TO RECALL NUMBER 98V178000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 93V015. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALER NEGLECTED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR CAP WHICH HAS MELTED DUE TO RADIATOR OVERHEATING. PLEASE PROIVDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #866380

Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED. ENGINE WAS STEAMING AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #865259

Mileage unknown · Sep 22, 1999
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE IS IDLING, AND WON'T MOVE. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DON'T WORK, AND CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #848433

Mileage unknown · Sep 7, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEEL CYLINDERS FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #540646

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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