2011CoupeM car
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The 1 Series M is a one-year M car: 740 came to the US for 2011, all with a six-speed manual and the twin-turbo N54 six at 335 hp.
Each part is scored from 0 to 100 on a fixed outside scale. Acclaim comes from published expert lists, launch reviews and awards; the more acclaimed a car, the less its ownership cost counts in this all-time score (its dollars below are unchanged). A part marked not measured carries no weight for this car, and the others share its weight.
4 prices from sources that allow this use (classiccars.com, enthusiastauto.com), read October 27, 2026: the middle one is $84,740, about 180% of the price new (122% once the price new is put in today's dollars). Asking prices sit above what cars sell for.
Long-term value starts to count in the score once 75% of the 69 generations have permitted prices. Today 43 do.
About $2,924 a year to own ($2,154 to $4,358), about $14,620 over five years, bought at five years old or its own age if older, kept five years.
Expect about $2,200 to $4,400 a year; the bills that decide it are wastegate rattle, fuel injector failure and high-pressure fuel pump failure. Ownership risk: moderate.
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2011The only US model year, reading 91 of 100, about $2,924 a year to own.
From our log of the changes between model years, each with its source. Only changes the score reads count as reasons; recalls BMW fixes for free, options and tuning notes do not. The cost a year is for a car bought at five years old, or its own age if older, kept five years. How the score works.
It borrowed its suspension, brakes and rear axle from the E92 M3, and it set the template for the M2.
Its engine is not an M engine, and its known faults are the N54's: fuel pump, injectors, water pump and turbo wastegates.
What goes wrong on this generation, roughly what a fix costs at an independent shop, and how to spot it before you buy.
Listen for a metallic rattle as the engine warms up and when coming off the throttle, and ask whether the turbos have been replaced.
Check for a rough idle or misfire codes, and ask which injector revision is fitted.
Check for long starts or stumbling under load, and look for a pump replacement in the records.
Ask whether the original charge pipe has failed or been replaced.
NHTSA files some owner complaints about this car under the 128i, so they are missing here. Read them by year, make and model at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
The twin turbos' wastegates wear and rattle, and the usual fix is new or rebuilt turbochargers.
Listen for a metallic rattle as the engine warms up and when coming off the throttle, and ask whether the turbos have been replaced.
The high-pressure fuel pump can fail, bringing long cranking and lost power.
Check for long starts or stumbling under load, and look for a pump replacement in the records.
The piezo injectors can leak or misfire, and they are best replaced as a matched set.
Check for a rough idle or misfire codes, and ask which injector revision is fitted.
The electric water pump can fail without warning, and the engine shuts down to protect itself.
Look for a water pump and thermostat replacement in the records, and treat an original pump as due.
The charge pipe can fail under boost; one owner told NHTSA theirs had failed three times in under 32,000 miles.
Ask whether the original charge pipe has failed or been replaced.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2013 128i and 135i Convertibles, 128i, 135i, and M Coupes, 2007-2010 X3 30si and X3 xDrive30i, 2013-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i and X1 xDrive35i, 2007-2013 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335is, 335i xDrive and M3 Coupes, 2006-2011 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi, 335i xDrive and M3, 2009-2011 335D, 2006-2012 325xi, 328i, 328xi and 328i xDrive, 2010-2011 X6 ActiveHybrid, 2007-2013 328i, 335i, 335is, M3 Coupes, X5 30si, X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 48i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5 M, 2009-2013 X5 xDrive35d and 2008-2014 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6M vehicles equipped with non-desiccated driver frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and 2012 740i and 740Li vehicles. The rear driveshaft constant velocity (CV) joint on the affected vehicles may fatigue and break.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 128i and 135i coupes and convertibles and 1 Series M coupes, 2006-2011 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi, 335i xDrive Sedans, 2009-2011 335d sedans, 2006-2012 325xiT, 328i and 328xi sports wagons, 2007-2013 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335xi, 335i xDrive, 335is and M3 Coupes and Convertibles, 2013-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i and X1 xDrive35i SAVs, 2007-2010 X3 xDrive30i SAVs, 2007-2013 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5 M SAVs, 2009-2013 BMW X5 xDrive35d SAVs, 2008-2014 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6 M SACs, 2010-2011 BMW X6 xDrive50i SACs and 2008-2011 M3 Sedan vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Live from NHTSA, across the 2011 model years.
Our estimates at an independent shop, parts and labor; fuel from the EPA.
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Fuel from EPA fueleconomy.gov: its yearly cost is for 15,000 miles with 55% city driving, moved here to the miles a year the two-year budget uses. The rest are our estimates at independent-shop and retail prices from September 2026. Service is a year of routine maintenance at 10,000 miles: one or two oil changes, brake fluid, filters, and spark plugs spread over their interval. Repairs are separate. Tires are a mounted set of summer tires; brakes are pads and rotors on both axles. Prices vary by region and shop.
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The cars this one gets weighed against, by lineage and by price.
A one-year M car built from the 135i coupe: the twin-turbo N54 at 335 hp, a six-speed manual only, and the E92 M3's suspension, brakes and rear axle. 740 came to the US, all 2011 models.
The first M2, on the N55 turbo six at launch, then the S55 for the Competition and the limited CS.
The M2 is BMW M's compact RWD coupe. It picks up where the one-year E82 1M Coupe left off, a halo from 2011 that proved enthusiasts wanted a small M car again.
The M Index, once a month: any change to the 1 Series M's guide or score, with the reason, new recalls on M cars, and one thing to check before you buy.