Recalls
Safety issues the manufacturer must repair for free. A recall means confirm the fix was done, not walk away.
No recalls on record for this model
No safety recalls were found in this dataset. It is still worth entering the exact VIN on NHTSA before purchase, since recalls can be added at any time.
Owner complaints by system
Unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA, grouped by the part of the car. Useful for spotting patterns. Open a group to read recent examples.
Engine & powertrain
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Most reports here involve transmission slipping.
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Shifter failure: IN DRIVE mode, the shifter moves to neutral with slight movement of wrist. The shifter is NOT locked thus requiring intentional shift movement, alas simply brushing your arm against it as you reach for the coffee or the radio causes the vehicle to STOP driving Safety Risk: While driving, the car STOPS accelerating and requires the owner to manually put the car back into drive, while other cars are gaining speed on the car, as it is an unintentional manunever, thus the driver does not realize the car has lost speed as it was not intended BMW Corporate, and Dealer were notified, not police, or insurance Both the dealer and the service tech stated this is allowed and acceptable I asked to return the vehicle and was told that I could NOT, despite vehicle being less than 30 days from purchase There were NO warning lamps, there are no messages that come on, the car simply stops driving as you are turning the radio or grabbing your coffee and the only symptom or warning is when you realize in fact the car has shifted
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11533921 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Electrical & infotainment
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Most reports here involve software faults.
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The contact owns a 2023 BMW 230i. The contact received the recall notification letter for NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V056000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer and the manufacturer were contacted. The contact had not experienced a related failure.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11743512 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Brakes
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Most reports here involve premature wear.
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I have this model 2023 with about 6000 miles which makes a noise when in reverse. I have the same model year 2021 which has 25000 miles. The dealer states the brakes and rotors may have issues on the 25000 . If this occurs on a same model type two years apart and 19000 mile difference this is questionable. I have also had failure on the I drive system for frontal crash warning on 2023 not repaired after documenting it failed twice.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11591319 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Other systems
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Most reports here involve software faults.
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Rear traffic cross is a joke. Had in the shop twice and was told it worked as required, took it and checked with cars coming behind me. Maybe worked 30% of the time if the other car was within 3ft. This is not a safety feature as stated. My Cad would notify me when a car was 12ft away.. was told the shop can't do anything further until BMW notifies them. No accidents yet but it may hit the car and not go off. Called the factory rep and he knew of other complaints but his hands were tied, put it inmy file. BMW needs to be able to rectify this with a reliable solution
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11581580 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov