MODELYEARINDEX

BMW 4 Series

177 complaints across 6 scored model years .

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · BMW 4 Series Full report
F
Grade 2014–2019
2015 vs model median 2.4×
Model median3× median
Electrical 6
Airbags & Restraints 5
Engine 5
Avoid

2014 · 2015

Best

2017 · 2019

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the BMW 4 Series
Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2014
1.95× 38 D
2015
2.44× 39 F
2016
0.77× 17 B
2017
0.40× 13 A
2018
1.23× 25 C
2019
0.53× 14 B
2025 P
0.82× 15 B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

Recalls

No recall campaigns are on record for this model.

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model Years to avoid Grade
Acura TL
2012
C
Acura TLX
20152020
C
Acura TSX
2010
C
Alfa Romeo Giulia
2017
C
Audi A4
none flagged
B
Audi A4 Allroad
2013
C
Audi A5
none flagged
C
Audi S4
none flagged
B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Working 2015 4 Series
Complaints in window
39
Severity-weighted
98
Model median (weighted)
40
vs model median
2.44×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
0
Open investigations
1
Score 35.8 F