Worst years for a BMW Z4
Owners have filed 1,444 complaints about the BMW Z4 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2022. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Every BMW Z4 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2020 | C | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26,000 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | C | 12 | 6 | 0 | 52,954 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | B | 57 | 2 | 0 | 37,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8,065 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | B | 26 | 1 | 0 | 19,579 | Wheels |
| 2008 | A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 55,920 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 42 | 5 | 2 | 51,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | B | 107 | 1 | 3 | 54,901 | Steering |
| 2005 | C | 204 | 2 | 0 | 46,750 | Steering |
| 2004 | D | 443 | 2 | 2 | 48,000 | Steering |
| 2003 | D | 460 | 7 | 0 | 43,000 | Steering |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30,500 | Steering |
What breaks on a BMW Z4
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Exactly what failed on a BMW Z4
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every BMW Z4, by the month it reached NHTSA.
BMW Z4 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the BMW Z4
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.