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Other or unknownPart report

2005 BMW 3 Series Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
8%of 25 total for the year
Median mileage
125,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2005 BMW 3 Series, 8% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 125,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Rear view mirror leak onto the tan color console of the car. This is due to the manufactures malfunction rear view mirrors placed in most models. The liquid leak is the make up of the dimmer in order to work. Because the liquid spilled out, the dimmer no longer works and I have a black stained on my tan color consoled that does not removed and a very expensive mirror that does not work properly as expected by manufacture.”

NHTSA complaint #10759722, filed 2015-08, 100,000 miles

“The incident occurred 6-5-2017. The vehicle was parked and on ignition start, the car's engine was unusually loud and revved up. Upon shifting the automatic gear to reverse, the car self-accelerated in reverse without pressing the gas. Attempts to repeatedly break did not work, so gear was shifted to drive to move forward and avoid a collision into a neighborhood home that was behind the parked car. Upon changing gear to drive, the car continued to self-accelerate forward, and again brakes did not work. In forward motion, at high speed the car went over the curb and hilly ground. …”

NHTSA complaint #10993555, filed 2017-06, 150,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012114%
201013%
200948%
200857%
200765%
200652%
200528%
200311%
2002312%
200113%
200022%

Other parts of the 2005 BMW 3 Series

Air bags
16 complaints
Exterior lighting
4 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 BMW 3 Series

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology