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BMW 840iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the BMW 840i.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints14Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls92019–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW 840i 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 840i median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2022Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2020Not rated–/1004 complaints · 6 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 840i problems

All model years combined: 14 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system70
Engine40
Wheels20
Power train20
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Steering10
Fuel/propulsion system10
Forward collision avoidance11
9 recalls

BMW 840i recalls

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

–Driveline: driveshaft26V-525 · 2020–2026 · Aug 12, 2026 · 39,144 vehicles74%Electrical system: starter assembly25V-644 · 2020–2025 · Sep 25, 2025 · 145,102 vehicles87%Electrical system: starter assembly24V-576 · 2020 · Aug 1, 2024 · 105,588 vehicles97%Electrical system: software23V-099 · 2023 · Feb 17, 2023 · 3,193 vehicles96%Sensing system: camera21V-096 · 2019–2021 · Feb 19, 2021 · 13,858 vehicles97%Service brakes, hydraulic21V-062 · 2020–2021 · Feb 10, 2021 · 893 vehicles98%Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery20V-761 · 2021 · Dec 9, 2020 · 812 vehicles99%Air bags20V-164 · 2020 · Mar 19, 2020 · 3,316 vehicles96%Sensing system: camera19V-684 · 2019 · Sep 27, 2019 · 257,473 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 840i

  1. Driveshaft to rear differential connection failureDP26009 · 2022 · closed Oct 26, 2026
    No recall