BMW M4 problems

Owners have filed 65 complaints about the BMW M4 with NHTSA across model years 2015 to 2024. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every BMW M4 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
2024 — 1 0 0 — Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 — 2 0 0 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2021 — 1 0 0 — Brakes
2020 — 2 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2018 — 6 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion
2017 — 2 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 — 34 0 5 33,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 — 17 0 2 36,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a BMW M4

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

Engine & Cooling 16 24.6%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 21.5%

Worst in 2016

Fuel & Propulsion 8 12.3%

Worst in 2016

Suspension 7 10.8%

Worst in 2016

Electrical System 5 7.7%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 3 4.6%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 3 4.6%

Worst in 2016

Steering 2 3.1%

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.1%

Worst in 2015

Seats 2 3.1%

Worst in 2016

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 3.1%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 1 1.5%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every BMW M4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2017 peak 9 Sep 2026

Compare the BMW M4

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