Spark plug OEM BMW or Denso

use BMW OEM plugs from the dealer. Yes the are expensive but I have never had a problem with misfires and I've put over 100,000 miles on my current E36 and over 150,000 on my first. While they are suppose to work and be interchangeable according to the manufacturer the NKG you buy aftermarket are supposedly different than what you get from BMW

Denso and Bosch have worked well for us on a 1.6.

Denso itv20 (5339) for stock/mostly stock. ITV22 (5340) step colder if more mods. I have only used itv22 since 2015.

I went with Denso's on my 1.8T because that is what I had on the shelf. but I have ran anything and everything in vehicles over the years, and found that there is not much different between the different types.

As always, go with NGK or Denso plugs.

My car was fitted with Denso Power when new, 11 years ago. It has done 63K Miles (101K Km, way more than the data sheets above say) and the economy continues to improve

I was running APR coils and went back to OEM. That helped. So did going to the Denso 5750 plug and getting an EQT grounding kit.

If you are willing to put some money into it before resorting to drastic measures, try replacing all 6 of your spark plugs and ignition coils. Might help in your case, or it might not.

Porcelain tip fell off one Denso spark plug in cylinder 1. Doing less the 200km distance. Motor is f@$ked.

I had EPC light/limp mode and P303 as well about a month ago on my '12 GLI (APR Stage 1+) at 102K miles that recently had a walnut blast and new Denso plugs at around 101K miles. Swapped coil packs as well and still P303 with EPC light/limp mode.