FaultScore

Worst years for a BMW 430I

Owners have filed 166 complaints about the BMW 430I with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2018 BMW 430I

50 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2021 BMW 430I

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW 430I year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2025 C 14 6 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2024 1 0 0 Electrical System
2023 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2022 7 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2021 A 15 0 0 Electrical System
2020 5 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2019 D 32 3 0 40,000 Engine & Cooling
2018 F 50 8 2 55,674 Engine & Cooling
2017 C 36 1 0 58,850 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW 430I

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 53 31.9%

Worst in 2018

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 18 10.8%

Worst in 2017

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 7.8%

Worst in 2025

Airbags 13 7.8%

Worst in 2019

Seat Belts 12 7.2%

Worst in 2018

Tires 6 3.6%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 5 3.0%

Worst in 2018

Fuel & Propulsion 5 3.0%

Worst in 2018

Seats 5 3.0%

Worst in 2018

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 4 2.4%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.8%

Worst in 2019

Body & Structure 2 1.2%

Worst in 2017

Steering 1 0.6%

Worst in 2019

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW 430I, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2018 peak 9 Aug 2026

Compare the BMW 430I

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.