BMW M2Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 30 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the BMW M2.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints30Top: Exterior lighting Safety recalls62016–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW M2 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 M2 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Avoid
Caution
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Best
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2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls 2016Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW M2 problems

All model years combined: 30 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

21Exterior lighting

3Engine

2Suspension

2Power train

1Visibility/wiper

1Parking brake

1Electrical system

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
Exterior lighting	21	0
Engine	3	0
Suspension	2	0
Power train	2	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0
Parking brake	1	0
Electrical system	1	0

6 recalls

BMW M2 recalls

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

Electrical system: software23V-099 · 2023 · Feb 17, 2023 · 3,193 vehicles Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system20V-666 · 2020–2021 · Oct 29, 2020 · 21 vehicles Air bags: knee bolster19V-352 · 2019–2020 · May 9, 2019 · 5,079 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel17V-719 · 2018 · Nov 15, 2017 · 3,188 vehicles Structure: frame and members16V-653 · 2016 · Sep 9, 2016 · 196 vehicles