BMW Z3 Roadster — repair costs

1998–2001

Use the estimator for a specific car's year, mileage and state. Below it, every repair job we price for the systems this vehicle's complaints involve — book labor hours plus parts — with the ones that match its reported problems listed first.

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Enter the car you're looking at. We'll show which of this vehicle's known problems typically show up in your next 3 years of driving, what each costs to fix at your state's labor rates, which ones it's already past (ask the seller about those), and routine maintenance to budget for.

Suspension

12 complaints on this vehicle · median 82,701 miles

Other suspension jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

Lower control arm with ball joint (one side)

1.8h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$400 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$230–$700

Rear shocks replacement (pair)

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $300–$500 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$280–$840

Air suspension compressor replacement

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $483–$644 parts, range widened for high-confidence pricing

$620–$830

Front struts replacement (pair)

2.5h at $107/h (independent) + $812–$862 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$770–$1,440

Rear air spring / bag replacement (pair)

2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $575–$1,495 parts, range widened for high-confidence pricing

$790–$1,710

Body and interior

9 complaints on this vehicle · median 66,377 miles

Other body and interior jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

Sunroof mechanism or drain repair

2.5h at $107/h (independent) + $120–$300 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$330–$620

Brakes

2 complaints on this vehicle · median 101,000 miles

Repairs that match problems reported on this vehicle are listed first and tagged. Other brakes jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

ABS module replacement

Matches reported problem: ABS module and wheel speed sensors

2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $450–$1,050 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$660–$1,260

Brake line replacement (corrosion)

3.0h at $107/h (independent) + $60–$200 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$230–$680

Brake pads and rotors (one axle)

1.8h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$420 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$330–$620

Brake caliper replacement (one)

1.2h at $107/h (independent) + $110–$750 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$240–$880

Transmission

2 complaints on this vehicle · median 120,000 miles

Other transmission jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

Transmission fluid and filter service

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$290 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$270–$490

Auxiliary transmission cooler installation

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $120–$360 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$200–$600

Torque converter replacement

7.0h at $107/h (independent) + $402–$1,035 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$730–$2,200

Manual clutch and flywheel replacement

6.5h at $107/h (independent) + $809–$843 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$1,070–$1,980

Automatic transmission rebuild or replacement

12.0h at $107/h (independent) + $2,070–$3,680 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$2,910–$5,410

CVT replacement

5.0h at $107/h (independent) + $2,400–$5,200 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$2,170–$6,500

Costs are national estimates built from book labor hours × a shop door rate (from BLS metro technician wages, national median since no buyer location is collected on this site today) plus a parts-price range. They are not this vehicle's actual repair history and don't account for your location, shop type, or mileage. A system with more complaints on this vehicle isn't necessarily the one that will cost more to fix — this shows what repairs in that system typically run, not which one you'll need. See Methodology for the full model.