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2008 BMW M3 stalling reports

10 NHTSA complaints describe engine stalls or shuts off, often while driving on the 2008 BMW M3 — roughly 12% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Stalling reports
12%
share of complaints
30,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Stalling in other M3 years

2009 M36
M3 stalling by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2008 BMW M3

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2008 BMW M3 report before drawing conclusions.