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BMW X2Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 31 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the BMW X2.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints31Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls92018–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW X2 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 X2 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2018Not rated–/10016 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common BMW X2 problems

All model years combined: 31 complaints 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
Electrical system81
Exterior lighting60
Engine50
Service brakes41
Steering30
Fuel/propulsion system30
Power train30
Air bags22
Visibility/wiper21
7 other systems70
9 recalls

BMW X2 recalls

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

57%Electronic stability control (ESC)26V-422 · 2025 · Jul 1, 2026 · 428 vehicles97%Rear/other: retractor25V-717 · 2026 · Oct 21, 2025 · 1,024 vehicles96%Front: retractor25V-616 · 2025–2026 · Sep 17, 2025 · 1,571 vehicles98%Electronic stability control (ESC): control module24V-697 · 2024 · Sep 18, 2024 · 309 vehicles91%Electronic stability control (ESC)24V-104 · 2024–2025 · Feb 12, 2024 · 266,716 vehicles96%Seat belts21V-554 · 2021 · Jul 21, 2021 · 21,537 vehicles100%Air bags20V-283 · 2020 · May 20, 2020 · 76 vehicles100%Linkages: tie rod assembly19V-601 · 2019 · Aug 14, 2019 · 32 vehicles98%Engine and engine cooling: engine18V-465 · 2018 · Jul 11, 2018 · 5,309 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the X2

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2020–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2018 · still open
    Open