BMW X4

Owners filed 93 complaints across 13 model years of the BMW X4. The 2015 drew the most (18).

Model years13
Complaints93
Recalls45
Fires4
Deaths0

Which BMW X4 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 BMW X4 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every BMW X4 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
2026Too new0
1———Routine
2025Too new4
1——EngineRoutine
20243
1—1Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof AssemblyRoutine
20238
212Service BrakesRoutine
20224
5——Service BrakesRoutine
20216
7——Seat BeltsRoutine
202015
10—1Electrical SystemDo not drive
201911
71—Electrical SystemRoutine
201811
112Electrical SystemRoutine
20173
2——Electrical SystemRoutine
201610
2—1Electrical SystemRoutine
201518
512Electrical SystemRoutine
20140
1———Routine

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