2003 BMW 325CI Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 7%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,072miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the equipment of the 2003 BMW 325CI, 7% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,072 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.
“June 9, 2003 dear Bmw, I bought a brand new 2003 Bmw 325CI on november 8, 2002 from assael Bmw dealer in monrovia, california. After a month of owning it, the car started experiencing problems. When I was at a stoplight or stop sign and had my foot on the brake pedal, the car/engine would sputter, and it?s an automatic transmission! This really frightened me because I had no idea what was causing this erratic behavior. A new car is not supposed to have problems like that. …”
NHTSA complaint #10070413, filed 2004-01, 1,000 miles“The computer first failed on my 2003 Bmw 325i on june 15, 2003, (three weeks after I picked it up from the dealership, Bmw of manhattan), causing me to lose acceleration without warning. I was travelling at 60-65 miles per hour in the far left lane of the garden state parkway. I was barely able to manuever the car to the shoulder of the road and I was lucky that there happened to be a very small shoulder on the left side of the road, as I would have never been able to make it to the shoulder on the right hand side of the road and traffic was very heavy. …”
NHTSA complaint #10070465, filed 2004-01, 1,143 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10184591Nov 1, 2020SERVICE ACTION - HEAD AIR BAG HOLDER RETROFIT: A rattle noise may develop from the head air bag (ITS) gas generator contacting adjacent component. This noise can be heard while…
- 10150160Nov 1, 2013State Inspection and Emission (I/M) Test Fails Due To an Invalid VIN Number. The customer of an affected vehicle may fail to pass an I/M test due to a non-compliant 17digit…
Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 BMW 325CI
10 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 BMW 325CI
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.
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