BMW M4Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 47 owner complaints and 13 safety recalls on record for the BMW M4.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints47Top: Engine Safety recalls132014–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW M4 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 M4 median. Tap a year for its full report.

0 12 22 2 6 0 1 1 2 1 0

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2016Not rated–/10022 complaints · 3 recalls 2015Not rated–/10012 complaints · 3 recalls 2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW M4 problems

All model years combined: 47 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

16Engine1 crash/fire/injury

14Power train

7Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury

7Suspension

5Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

3Service brakes

2Back over prevention

2Steering

1Structure

44 other systems1 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
Engine	16	1
Power train	14	0
Fuel/propulsion system	7	1
Suspension	7	0
Electrical system	5	2
Service brakes	3	0
Back over prevention	2	0
Steering	2	0
Structure	1	0
4 other systems	4	1

13 recalls

BMW M4 recalls

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

12v/24v/48v battery: cables25V-643 · 2026 · Sep 25, 2025 · 4 vehicles Driver side: inflator module24V-527 · 2014 · Jul 11, 2024 · 1,145 vehicles Air bags: side/window24V-288 · 2014–2015 · Apr 24, 2024 · 5,761 vehicles Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic21V-062 · 2021 · Feb 10, 2021 · 893 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system20V-666 · 2020 · Oct 29, 2020 · 21 vehicles Air bags: knee bolster19V-352 · 2019–2020 · May 9, 2019 · 5,079 vehicles Driveline: driveshaft18V-713 · 2016–2017 · Oct 11, 2018 · 2,661 vehicles Seat belts: front17V-507 · 2018 · Aug 16, 2017 · 67 vehicles Air bags17V-115 · 2017 · Feb 23, 2017 · 292 vehicles Air bags16V-914 · 2017 · Dec 20, 2016 · 3,506 vehicles Structure: frame and members16V-653 · 2015–2016 · Sep 9, 2016 · 196 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 13 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.