I am reporting a safety-related failure involving the clutch system on my 2022 BMW M3. At approximately 26,000 miles when I purchased, I began experiencing clutch-related issues, including slipping and abnormal engagement. I brought the vehicle to the BMW dealership on two separate occasions to report these concerns, but the dealership dismissed the issue and did not document or inspect the clutch. At approximately 33,000 miles, while driving on the freeway, the clutch failed to properly engage and would not catch gears, creating an unsafe driving condition and placing myself and other motorists at risk. This loss of engagement occurred during normal driving and was not related to abuse, racing, or track use. After this incident, the dealership inspected the vehicle and discovered excessive clutch debris through the bellhousing inspection port, indicating accelerated and premature wear. The clutch and flywheel now require replacement. This issue was reported earlier but not documented, delaying diagnosis and allowing the clutch to degrade to a point where it created a safety hazard. I am concerned this represents a premature failure of a critical drivetrain component under normal driving conditions. I am submitting this complaint so the issue is formally documented as a potential safety defect.
2022 BMW M3
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train
Filed Jan 28, 2026AZ
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2008| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2005 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2004 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2003 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2002 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2001 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 1999 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.