BMW X4Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 93 owner complaints and 29 safety recalls on record for the BMW X4.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints93Top: Electrical system Safety recalls292014–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW X4 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 X4 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1004 complaints · 5 recalls 2021Not rated–/1006 complaints · 7 recalls 2020Not rated–/10015 complaints · 10 recalls 2019Not rated–/10011 complaints · 7 recalls 2018Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/10010 complaints · 2 recalls 2015Not rated–/10018 complaints · 5 recalls 2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW X4 problems

All model years combined: 93 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

29Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury

18Engine2 crash/fire/injury

14Service brakes3 crash/fire/injury

13Power train2 crash/fire/injury

12Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

7Air bags

6Suspension

5Fuel/propulsion system

4Seat belts

2211 other systems4 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	29	3
Engine	18	2
Service brakes	14	3
Power train	13	2
Engine and engine cooling	12	1
Air bags	7	4
Suspension	6	0
Fuel/propulsion system	5	1
Seat belts	4	0
11 other systems	22	4

29 recalls

BMW X4 recalls

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

Electrical system: starter assembly26V-056 · 2021–2023 · Jan 30, 2026 · 87,394 vehicles Windshield: critical fasteners25V-671 · 2026 · Oct 8, 2025 · 3 vehicles Starter assembly: relay25V-636 · 2020–2022 · Sep 23, 2025 · 199,674 vehiclesPark outside Air bags24V-910 · 2025 · Dec 5, 2024 · 130 vehicles Wiring: connectors/plugs/receptacles24V-608 · 2015–2018 · Aug 13, 2024 · 720,796 vehicles Automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)23V-821 · 2023 · Dec 6, 2023 · 552 vehicles Air bags: frontal23V-797 · 2014–2015 · Nov 24, 2023 · 486 vehicles Steering23V-770 · 2024 · Nov 16, 2023 · 201 vehicles Seats23V-211 · 2021 · Mar 29, 2023 · 51 vehicles Power train: automatic transmission22V-070 · 2022 · Feb 9, 2022 · 4 vehicles Exterior lighting21V-831 · 2022 · Oct 22, 2021 · 2,577 vehicles Other: labels21V-646 · 2022 · Aug 18, 2021 · 13 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 29 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the X4

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063
Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2015–2018 · still open
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