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ProblemsByVin Index / BMW

327 vehicles · 21 model years

bmw problems by year

251 recalls and 10,236 owner complaints across bmw's lineup. Pick a year to see specific issues, recall campaigns, and known trouble spots.

bmw problems by category 12 categories with documented patterns

Aggregated complaint data for bmw across all model years, broken out by NHTSA problem category. Each page below carries author commentary on what specifically goes wrong, the worst-affected year-models, and what to check before you buy.

engine problems

2,033 complaints across bmw's lineup

airbags problems

1,498 complaints across bmw's lineup

electrical problems

1,247 complaints across bmw's lineup

powertrain problems

951 complaints across bmw's lineup

steering problems

557 complaints across bmw's lineup

brakes problems

457 complaints across bmw's lineup

224 complaints across bmw's lineup

fuel system problems

162 complaints across bmw's lineup

126 complaints across bmw's lineup

lighting problems

123 complaints across bmw's lineup

visibility problems

69 complaints across bmw's lineup

cruise control problems

65 complaints across bmw's lineup

Model lineup by year

2025 17 vehicles

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

8 recalls · 33 complaints · reliability 3.4/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 56 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

3 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 26 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 12 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

2024 16 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 13 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 30 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

2 recalls · 31 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 139 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

3 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 52 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

1 recall · 7 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 20 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

3 recalls · 31 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

2023 15 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

4 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2 recalls · 69 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 10 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

3 recalls · 28 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

3 recalls · 39 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

6 recalls · 37 complaints · reliability 3.5/5

2022 19 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

3 recalls · 64 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

2 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 54 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 18 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 29 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

2021 21 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

3 recalls · 97 complaints · reliability 3.6/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

5 recalls · 94 complaints · reliability 3.4/5

5 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

1 recall · 33 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

2020 19 vehicles

3 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 47 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 1 complaint · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

1 recall · 12 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

5 recalls · 103 complaints · reliability 3.4/5

0 recalls · 13 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

3 recalls · 95 complaints · reliability 3.6/5

2 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

1 recall · 48 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

2019 17 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 11 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 8 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

3 recalls · 10 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

5 recalls · 163 complaints · reliability 3.3/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

5 recalls · 173 complaints · reliability 3.3/5

3 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

2 recalls · 42 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

2018 17 vehicles

3 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 8 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 5 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

2 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 22 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 57 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 14 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

3 recalls · 72 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

0 recalls · 11 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

2 recalls · 67 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

2 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.8/5

2017 14 vehicles

0 recalls · 17 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 20 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 17 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

2 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 2 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 154 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

2 recalls · 92 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 73 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

1 recall · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 49 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

2016 18 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 12 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 8 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 8 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 5 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 21 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

1 recall · 159 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

0 recalls · 80 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 10 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

1 recall · 70 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 32 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

2015 29 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 33 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 27 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

3 recalls · 121 complaints · reliability 3.4/5

0 recalls · 10 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

2 recalls · 76 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

0 recalls · 15 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 61 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 23 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 1 complaint · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 12 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

3 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 46 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

1 recall · 5 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

2014 26 vehicles

0 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 51 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 151 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

2 recalls · 150 complaints · reliability 3.6/5

0 recalls · 20 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 36 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 22 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

1 recall · 55 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

0 recalls · 58 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 30 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

1 recall · 49 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

1 recall · 1 complaint · reliability 4.7/5

2013 24 vehicles

2 recalls · 39 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

0 recalls · 12 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 286 complaints · reliability 3.6/5

0 recalls · 43 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 73 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 54 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 38 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 15 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 16 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 13 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 10 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

1 recall · 2 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

2012 18 vehicles

2 recalls · 30 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

2 recalls · 19 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

1 recall · 143 complaints · reliability 3.5/5

0 recalls · 26 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

1 recall · 99 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

0 recalls · 51 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 54 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 35 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 3 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 20 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 5 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 24 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 9 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 6 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

3 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2011 16 vehicles

1 recall · 92 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

0 recalls · 31 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

2 recalls · 678 complaints · reliability 3.2/5

1 recall · 29 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 145 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

1 recall · 198 complaints · reliability 3.6/5

0 recalls · 183 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

0 recalls · 91 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

0 recalls · 11 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 13 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 41 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 307 complaints · reliability 3.5/5

4 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

2010 8 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 15 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

0 recalls · 1 complaint · reliability 4.8/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 85 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

2 recalls · 147 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

1 recall · 19 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

0 recalls · 10 complaints · reliability 4.4/5

2009 5 vehicles

1 recall · 45 complaints · reliability 4.0/5

0 recalls · 87 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

1 recall · 161 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

1 recall · 19 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

1 recall · 22 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

2008 9 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

2 recalls · 0 complaints · reliability 4.8/5

0 recalls · 82 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 2 complaints · reliability 4.7/5

0 recalls · 190 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

2 recalls · 333 complaints · reliability 3.2/5

0 recalls · 4 complaints · reliability 4.6/5

0 recalls · 19 complaints · reliability 4.3/5

2007 7 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 6 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

0 recalls · 373 complaints · reliability 3.6/5

0 recalls · 143 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

0 recalls · 33 complaints · reliability 4.2/5

2006 7 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

3 recalls · 216 complaints · reliability 3.0/5

0 recalls · 38 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 7 complaints · reliability 4.5/5

1 recall · 143 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

1 recall · 279 complaints · reliability 3.6/5

1 recall · 91 complaints · reliability 3.8/5

2005 5 vehicles

1 recall · 0 complaints · reliability 4.9/5

0 recalls · 37 complaints · reliability 4.1/5

0 recalls · 103 complaints · reliability 3.9/5

2 recalls · 103 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

0 recalls · 190 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

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