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1999 BMW M Roadster

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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18Owner complaints

Model-year median: 11.5

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

Structure
9Power Train
5Suspension
5Air Bags
2Seats
1
All reported categories
Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 18 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.

  • Structure. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 5 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

Visibility complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 2000
Visibility

1998 & 1999 M ROADSTER AND M COUPE BMWS HAVE A HUGE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT IS POSITIONED LOW, AND IMPAIRS FRONT VISIBILITY. MIRROR CREATES A HUGE BLIND SPOT. REPORTED TROUBLE TO DEALER AND BMWNA REPRESENTATIVE, BUT THEY HAD NO RECOMMENDATION AND STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES. MANY OWNERS DISAGREE. Z3 MESSAGE BOARD LI…

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1998 & 1999 M ROADSTER AND M COUPE BMWS HAVE A HUGE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT IS POSITIONED LOW, AND IMPAIRS FRONT VISIBILITY. MIRROR CREATES A HUGE BLIND SPOT. REPORTED TROUBLE TO DEALER AND BMWNA REPRESENTATIVE, BUT THEY HAD NO RECOMMENDATION AND STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES. MANY OWNERS DISAGREE. Z3 MESSAGE BOARD LISTS MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS. URL IS "HTTP://WWW.BIMMER.ORG/Z3/MESSAGES/SEARCH.HTML" SEARCH ON "REARVIEW MIRROR". I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALL INCIDENTS, PARTICULARLY AT A 4 WAY STOP. WILL PROBABLY HAVE MIRROR CHANGED AT MY OWN COST TO FIX SAFETY HAZZARD, BUT DO NOT FEEL THIS IS PROPER. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT DO NOT LIKE BEING TOLD THAT A PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST, PARTICULARLY WHEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. THE FACT THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE JUST PROVIDES CONFIRMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #717316

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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