Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2025 BMW 230i

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the backup camera. No safety recall has been issued.

Most common 2025 BMW 230i problems

1 of the 3 complaints (33%) are about the backup camera.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000
Exterior Lighting · headlights1
001
Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera · backup camera1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Exterior Lighting1 injured
Filed Sep 29, 2026NJ

Steering at low speeds went out ,lights came on and a whine started in steering.BMW Holman in Nj says its fine that its making noises and whines.The headlight is filling with water and BMW says its normal to have water in your HID headlights.Ca and that shs electrical system has battery drains,starter trouble and system shows multiple fault codes.Holman Bmw in Mount Laurel Nj again says its supposed to have faylut codes.Service Manager confirmed modules are not connecteting.He said he cant sent the report.The car also just starts to take the steering from you,its detecting things that arnt there. Car is dangerous

Tires
Filed Sep 29, 2026NJ

The tires which are 245/40/19 on a 2025 BMW 230I are wearing so bad.They are chopped on the front very bad and the ends on the right side of vehicle which does have suspension issues but the tires are horrible

Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera
Filed Sep 1, 2026NJ

My 2025 Bmw 230i xdrixe has multiple infotainment issues from rear view camera,voice commands not working screen will go blank.Iil measurement will stop. working.Rear suspension is very bouncy and creeks like crazy Bmw has Tsb about this but Holman bmw will not repair it

All 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20261000Routine
2025 — this page3000Routine
20244110Routine
20234300Routine
20224200Routine
20211200Routine
20202100Routine
20191100Routine
20184200Routine
201711010Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.