BMW M850i

Owners filed 2 complaints across 4 model years of the BMW M850i. The 2020 drew the most (1); the 2023 the fewest (0).

Model years4

Complaints2

Recalls10

Fires0

Deaths0

Every BMW M850i model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2023	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2021	0	2	—	—	—	Routine
2020	1	4	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2019	1	3	—	—	Engine and Engine Cooling	Routine

Which BMW M850i years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 4 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.