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BMW 3 Series Coupe recalls

DVSA has published 3 safety recalls that name the BMW 3 Series Coupe since 2024, 3 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 54,374 UK vehicles of this model.

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All BMW 3 Series Coupe recalls, newest first

  1. 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 1 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 3 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, X1, X3 · replace the driver’s airbag – takata psdi-5

    12 Jan 2026 · R/2025/327

    Affected vehicles may be fitted with a drivers airbag which may deploy with too much explosive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released into the cabin. It has the potential to fatally or seriously injure vehicle occupants.

    Fix: Affected vehicles will have the airbag replaced.

    51,643 vehicles · built 3 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2013

  2. 1 SERIES, 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, 3 SERIES, 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 3 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES GT, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES GT, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 6 SERIES COUPE, 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE, M2, M3, M4 CONVERTIBLE, M4 COUPE, X1, X3, X4, X5, X5M, X6, X6M · takata driver and/or passenger airbag recall (global vins)

    18 Dec 2025 · R/2025/349

    Affected vehicles are already included in Safety Recalls within the markets they have previously resided in. The vehicles may be fitted with a driver and/or passenger airbag/s which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury which could prove fatal to people in the vicinity.

    Fix: Vehicles will have the affected airbags checked and if necessary replaced.

    2,727 vehicles · built 20 Apr 2006 to 27 Jun 2013

  3. 1 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 1 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 3 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 7 SERIES SALOON LWB, X1, X3, X5, Z4 · replace vanos bolts n51 n52 n55

    1 May 2024 · R/2024/191

    On affected vehicles overtime the aluminium screws can loosen or break on the adjustable variable camshaft timing (VANOS) units potentially resulting in engine emergency mode being activated.

    Fix: On affected vehicles the eight aluminium screws will be replaced if evidence of faulty screws is found then the VANOS adjustment unit will also be replaced.

    4 vehicles · built 23 Oct 2009 to 8 Jun 2011

Other BMW models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.