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BMW Active Hybrid 7Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW Active Hybrid 7.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: EngineSafety recalls22011–2014 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW Active Hybrid 7 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 Active Hybrid 7 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'11'12'14
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2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW Active Hybrid 7 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Engine10
Fuel/propulsion system10
Power train10
2 recalls

BMW Active Hybrid 7 recalls

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

66%Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-248 · 2011–2012 · Apr 18, 2018 · 47,806 vehicles83%Exterior lighting17V-379 · 2014 · Jun 14, 2017 · 92 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Active Hybrid 7

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2011–2015 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063