BMW M240iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the BMW M240i.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints14Top: Exterior lighting Safety recalls72017–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW M240i 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 M240i median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW M240i problems

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

6Exterior lighting

2Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

2Steering

1Structure1 crash/fire/injury

1Air bags

1Wheels

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Latches/locks/linkages1 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
Exterior lighting	6	0
Electrical system	2	1
Steering	2	0
Structure	1	1
Air bags	1	0
Wheels	1	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Latches/locks/linkages	1	1

7 recalls

BMW M240i 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 Air bags: side/window23V-039 · 2023 · Feb 1, 2023 · 804 vehicles Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles Body: roof and pillars21V-342 · 2021 · May 12, 2021 · 2 vehicles Air bags: knee bolster19V-352 · 2019–2020 · May 9, 2019 · 5,079 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-465 · 2018 · Jul 11, 2018 · 5,309 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel17V-719 · 2018 · Nov 15, 2017 · 3,188 vehicles