2009 BMW M3

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What buyers say

Reputation: what owners and the press report

Sought after: The six-speed manual All years One source so far

Euro Premium Parts says purists prefer the manual and that it is simpler to keep, while the DCT shifts faster but brings worries about its control unit as it ages.¹
Avoid: A high-mileage car with no rod bearing records All years Less sought after

Euro Premium Parts advises caution with any car over 80,000 miles that cannot show the rod bearings were replaced. In two owner forum threads on the bearings, four owners report replacing theirs, one after a pre-purchase check found metal in the oil filter, and no owner posting reports a bearing failure of their own.^1,2,3

Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.