BMW I4Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 83 owner complaints and 11 safety recalls on record for the BMW I4.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints83Top: Electrical system Safety recalls112022–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW I4 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 I4 median. Tap a year for its full report.

10 47 26

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2024Not rated–/10026 complaints · 3 recalls 2023Not rated–/10047 complaints · 7 recalls 2022Not rated–/10010 complaints · 8 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW I4 problems

All model years combined: 83 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

26Electrical system5 crash/fire/injury

19Power train1 crash/fire/injury

11Forward collision avoidance6 crash/fire/injury

10Service brakes4 crash/fire/injury

8Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury

7Vehicle speed control

6Steering

6Engine

4Tires

2011 other systems7 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	26	5
Power train	19	1
Forward collision avoidance	11	6
Service brakes	10	4
Fuel/propulsion system	8	1
Vehicle speed control	7	5
Steering	6	3
Engine	6	2
Tires	4	0
11 other systems	20	7

11 recalls

BMW I4 recalls

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

Controller: software25V-395 · 2022–2024 · Jul 23, 2025 · 71,286 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery25V-470 · 2022–2023 · Jul 16, 2025 · 136 vehicles Structure: frame and members24V-611 · 2024 · Aug 15, 2024 · 1,150 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery24V-135 · 2024 · Feb 23, 2024 · 4 vehicles Propulsion system: hybrid management23V-449 · 2022–2023 · Jun 28, 2023 · 69 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery23V-295 · 2023 · Apr 26, 2023 · 31 vehicles Body control module: software23V-118 · 2022–2023 · Feb 23, 2023 · 120 vehicles Warnings: external/pedestrian alert23V-026 · 2022–2023 · Jan 25, 2023 · 3,431 vehicles Management: software22V-944 · 2022–2023 · Dec 20, 2022 · 14,086 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery22V-541 · 2022 · Jul 27, 2022 · 367 vehiclesDo not drive Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel22V-483 · 2022 · Jul 7, 2022 · 6,930 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the I4

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063