BMW 640iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 27 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the BMW 640i.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints27Top: Electrical system Safety recalls62012–2019 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 640i 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 640i median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2019Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 2014Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls 2013Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2012Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW 640i problems

All model years combined: 27 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

7Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury

6Engine1 crash/fire/injury

5Structure1 crash/fire/injury

3Wheels

2Service brakes

2Power train

2Forward collision avoidance

2Fuel/propulsion system

2Air bags

65 other systems1 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
Electrical system	7	3
Engine	6	1
Structure	5	1
Wheels	3	0
Service brakes	2	1
Power train	2	0
Forward collision avoidance	2	1
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Air bags	2	1
5 other systems	6	1

6 recalls

BMW 640i recalls

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

Driver side: inflator module24V-527 · 2015 · Jul 11, 2024 · 1,145 vehicles Sensing system: camera19V-684 · 2018–2019 · Sep 27, 2019 · 257,473 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-465 · 2018 · Jul 11, 2018 · 5,309 vehicles Air bags16V-914 · 2017 · Dec 20, 2016 · 3,506 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump16V-746 · 2012 · Oct 17, 2016 · 136,188 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: engine14V-176 · 2012 · Apr 10, 2014 · 156,137 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 640i

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012–2019 · still open
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