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BMW 3 Series E46 (1998–2006)

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Engine reliability summary

Petrol

Engine Score Reports Common issues
316i (105 Hp) (M43B19) No reports 0 No issues reported
316i (116 Hp) (N42B18) No reports 0 No issues reported
316i (116 Hp) Automatic (N42B18) No reports 0 No issues reported
316i (116 Hp) Steptronic (N42B18) No reports 0 No issues reported
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318Ci (118 Hp) (M43B19) No reports 0 No issues reported
318Ci (143 Hp) (N42B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
318Ci (143 Hp) (N46B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
318Ci (143 Hp) Automatic (N42B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
318Ci (143 Hp) Steptronic (N42B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
318Ci (143 Hp) Steptronic (N46B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
318i (118 Hp) (M43B19) No reports 0 No issues reported
318i (118 Hp) Automatic (M43B19) No reports 0 No issues reported
318i (143 Hp) (N42B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
318i (143 Hp) Steptronic (N43B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Ci (150 Hp) (M52B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Ci (170 Hp) (M54B22) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Ci (170 Hp) (M54B22TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Ci (170 Hp) Automatic (M54B22) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Ci (170 Hp) Steptronic (M54B22) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Ci (170Hp) Steptronic (M54B22TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
320i (150 Hp) (M52B20TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
320i (150 Hp) (M52B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320i (150 Hp) Automatic (M52B20TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
320i (150 Hp) Automatic (M52B20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320i (170 Hp) (M54B22) No reports 0 No issues reported
320i (170 Hp) Steptronic (M54B22) No reports 0 No issues reported
323Ci (170 Hp) (M52B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
323Ci (170 Hp) Automatic (M52B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
323i (170 Hp) (M52B25TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
323i (170 Hp) Automatic (M52B25TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
325Ci (184 Hp) (USA) (M54B25TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
325Ci (184 Hp) Steptronic (USA) (M54B25TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
325Ci (192 Hp) (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
325Ci (192 Hp) (M54B25TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
325Ci (192 Hp) Automatic (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
325Ci (192 Hp) Steptronic (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
325Ci (192 Hp) Steptronic (M54B25TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
325i (192 Hp) (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
325i (192 Hp) Steptronic (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
325ix (192 Hp) (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
325xi (192 Hp) (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
325xi (192 Hp) Steptronic (M54B25) No reports 0 No issues reported
328Ci (193 Hp) (M52B28) No reports 0 No issues reported
328Ci (193 Hp) Automatic (M52B28) No reports 0 No issues reported
328i (193 Hp) (M52B28TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
328i (193 Hp) (M52B28) No reports 0 No issues reported
328i (193 Hp) Automatic (M52B28TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
328i (193 Hp) Automatic (M52B28) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (225 Hp) (USA) (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (225 Hp) (USA) (M54B30TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (225 Hp) Automatic (USA) (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (225 Hp) Steptronic (USA) (M54B30TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (231 Hp) (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (231 Hp) Automatic (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (231 Hp) Manual 5-speed (M54B30TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (231 Hp) Manual 6-speed (M54B30TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (231 Hp) Steptronic (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Ci (231 Hp) Steptronic (M54B30TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
330i (231 Hp) (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330i (231 Hp) Automatic (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330i (231 Hp) Steptronic (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330xi (231 Hp) (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330xi (231 Hp) Automatic (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330xi (231 Hp) Steptronic (M54B30) No reports 0 No issues reported

Diesel

Engine Score Reports Common issues
318d (115 Hp) (M47D20) No reports 0 No issues reported
318d (115 Hp) Steptronic (M47D20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Cd (150 Hp) (M47D20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320Cd (150 Hp) (M47D20TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
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320Cd (150 Hp) Steptronic (M47D20TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
320d (136 Hp) (M47D20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320d (150 Hp) (M47D20) No reports 0 No issues reported
320d (150 Hp) Steptronic (M47D20) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Cd (204 Hp) (M57D30TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
330Cd (204 Hp) Steptronic (M57D30TU) No reports 0 No issues reported
330d (184 Hp) (M57D30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330d (204 Hp) (M57D30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330d (204 Hp) Steptronic (M57D30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330xd (184 Hp) (M57D30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330xd (184 Hp) Automatic (M57D30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330xd (204 Hp) (M57D30) No reports 0 No issues reported
330xd (204 Hp) Steptronic (M57D30) No reports 0 No issues reported

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