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Electronic stability controlPart report

1998 BMW 323I Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
6%of 16 total for the year
Median mileage
151,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 1998 BMW 323I, 6% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 151,000 miles.

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.

“Control display that the electric circuit, license plate light, brake circuit, has failed. On my dashboard the following lights are on: airbag, check engine, brake pad wear, ABS, and the asc+t lights are illuminated at all times. Nothing happened to my car, no wreck, no quick stops, I am an extremely cautious driver. All these things start to occur out of no where,”

NHTSA complaint #10872301, filed 2016-06, 151,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200010%
199816%

Other parts of the 1998 BMW 323I

Air bags
9 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1998 BMW 323I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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