BMW M Roadster

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

• Structure42
• Power train13
• Suspension8
• Air bags5
• Engine and engine cooling3
• Visibility2
• Unknown or other2
• Equipment2

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 7 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 11.8–13.7 L/100 km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

In New Zealand

3 M Roadster cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

In the Netherlands

124 M Roadster cars are on Dutch roads; 69% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new

In the United Kingdom

191 M Roadster cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0

New registrations in Europe

2 new BMW M Roadster cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2010, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2010 the largest markets were Germany (1), Bulgaria (1).

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement