What is the worst year for a BMW I4?

The 2023 BMW I4 has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 77 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the electrical system.

What is the best year for a BMW I4?

The 2022 BMW I4 has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 16 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a BMW I4?

Electrical System accounts for more complaints than any other part on the BMW I4.

Worst years for a BMW I4

Owners have filed 135 complaints about the BMW I4 with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2024. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2023 BMW I4

77 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2022 BMW I4

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every BMW I4 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.

16 77 42

22 23 24

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
2024	D	42	16	0	750	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023	F	77	15	3	16,000	Electrical System
2022	C	16	7	0	—	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a BMW I4

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

Electrical System 24 17.8%

Worst in 2023

Other & Unspecified 21 15.6%

Worst in 2023

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 19 14.1%

Worst in 2023

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 12.6%

Worst in 2023

Brakes 11 8.1%

Worst in 2023

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 5.2%

Worst in 2024

Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.2%

Worst in 2023

Engine & Cooling 6 4.4%

Worst in 2023

Steering 5 3.7%

Worst in 2023

Tires 4 3.0%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 3 2.2%

Worst in 2024

Suspension 3 2.2%

Worst in 2023

Airbags 2 1.5%

Worst in 2022

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 1.5%

Worst in 2024

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW I4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2022 peak 16 Jul 2026

Compare the BMW I4

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

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At a glance

Complaints: 135
Model years: 3
Crashes reported: 38
Fires reported: 3

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