BMW Z4 2003

2003 BMW Z4: what owners report

• Soft-top failures are the classic first-generation fault: CarComplaints rates top malfunction the worst 2003 problem at about $1,800, one US owner's roof failed three times, and a French owner calls the roof motor the usual fault.2003–2009
• Steering problems dominate US complaints about 2003 cars on CarComplaints, with steering that sticks reported at around 42,000 miles on average.2003
• The same French owners are critical of the first generation's interior plastics and finish, and more of them dislike the overall comfort and the brakes than like them.2003–2009
• French owners of the 2003–2009 generation mostly rate reliability and fuel use positively, with the 2.5i 192 hp and 3.0i six-cylinders getting the best reliability marks and the 3.2 M the worst.2003–2009