BMW 430iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 127 owner complaints and 17 safety recalls on record for the BMW 430i.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints127Top: Engine Safety recalls172017–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Retired electrician, CC0.

Best & worst years

BMW 430i years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 430i median. Tap a year for its full report.

25 36 24 5 15 9 3 2 6 2

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2026Too new–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1009 complaints · 5 recalls 2021Not rated–/10015 complaints · 6 recalls 2020Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/10024 complaints · 3 recalls 2018Not rated–/10036 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/10025 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW 430i problems

All model years combined: 127 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

39Engine4 crash/fire/injury

27Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

17Engine and engine cooling

14Air bags6 crash/fire/injury

13Power train

12Seat belts1 crash/fire/injury

5Fuel/propulsion system

5Seats

5Service brakes

169 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine	39	4
Electrical system	27	2
Engine and engine cooling	17	0
Air bags	14	6
Power train	13	0
Seat belts	12	1
Fuel/propulsion system	5	1
Seats	5	2
Service brakes	5	3
9 other systems	16	3

17 recalls

BMW 430i recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system: starter assembly26V-056 · 2021–2024 · Jan 30, 2026 · 87,394 vehicles 12v/24v/48v battery: cables25V-643 · 2026 · Sep 25, 2025 · 4 vehicles Starter assembly: relay25V-636 · 2021–2022 · Sep 23, 2025 · 199,674 vehiclesPark outside Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator25V-202 · 2025 · Apr 1, 2025 · 4,557 vehicles Engine23V-863 · 2024 · Dec 20, 2023 · 5 vehicles Electrical system: software23V-584 · 2021–2022 · Aug 16, 2023 · 144 vehicles Body control module: software23V-118 · 2022–2023 · Feb 23, 2023 · 120 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly22V-267 · 2022 · Apr 20, 2022 · 61,221 vehicles Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles Side/window: head21V-176 · 2021 · Mar 15, 2021 · 1,850 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-096 · 2021 · Feb 19, 2021 · 13,858 vehicles Air bags: knee bolster19V-352 · 2019–2020 · May 9, 2019 · 5,079 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 430i

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017–2019 · still open
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