BMW vehicles: safety, fuel economy, and recalls
Every BMW model indexed from NHTSA and EPA. Use the table below to compare models or jump to a specific model for year-by-year detail.
Models
| Model | Best safety | Best MPG | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 135i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 1M | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 228 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 228i | not tested | 27 mpg | View profile |
| 230i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 318i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 318iC | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 318iS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 318ti | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 320i | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| 323i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 323iC | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 323is | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325/325e | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325/325eS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325Ci | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325i/325is | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325iC | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325iS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325ix | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 325xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 328Ci | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 328d | not tested | 36 mpg | View profile |
| 328i | not tested | 27 mpg | View profile |
| 328iC | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 328iS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 328xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 330Ci | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 330e | not tested | 31 mpg | View profile |
| 330i | not tested | 30 mpg | View profile |
| 330xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 335 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 335d | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 335i | not tested | 25 mpg | View profile |
| 335is | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 335xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 340i | not tested | 25 mpg | View profile |
| 428i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 430i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 435i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 440i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 524td | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 525i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 525iA | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 525xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 528e | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 528i | not tested | 27 mpg | View profile |
| 528xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 530e | not tested | 29 mpg | View profile |
| 530i | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| 530iA | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 530xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 533i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 535d | not tested | 30 mpg | View profile |
| 535i | not tested | 24 mpg | View profile |
| 535i/535is | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 535xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 540d | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 540i | not tested | 27 mpg | View profile |
| 540iA | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 545i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 550e | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 550i | not tested | 20 mpg | View profile |
| 633 csi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 635CSi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 640i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 640xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 645Ci | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 645i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 650i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 650i, Alpina B6 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 650i, B6 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 650xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 730i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 733i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 735i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 735iL | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 740e | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 740i | not tested | 25 mpg | View profile |
| 740iL | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 740Li | not tested | 22 mpg | View profile |
| 745e | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 745i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 745Le | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 745Li | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750e | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750i | not tested | 21 mpg | View profile |
| 750i, Alpina B7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750i, B7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750iL | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750Li | not tested | 19 mpg | View profile |
| 750Li, Alpina B7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750Lxi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750Lxi, Alpina B7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750xi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 750xi, Alpina B7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 760i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 760Li | not tested | 15 mpg | View profile |
| 840Ci | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 840i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 850Ci | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 850CSi | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| 850i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| ActiveE | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| ActiveHybrid 3 | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| ActiveHybrid 5 | not tested | 26 mpg | View profile |
| ActiveHybrid 7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Alpina | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Alpina B8 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| B7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| C 400 GT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| C 400 X | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| C 600 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| C 650 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| C 650 GT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| C Evolution | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| CE 02 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| CE 04 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 650 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 650 CS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 650 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 650 S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 700 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 750 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 800 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 800 GT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 800 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 800 S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 800 ST | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 850 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 900 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 900 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 900 GS Adventure | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 900 GS-P | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 900 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| F 900 XR | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| G 310 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| G 310 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| G 450 X | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| G 650 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| G 650 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| HP2 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| HP4 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| i3 | not tested | 113 mpg | View profile |
| i4 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| i5 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| i7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| i8 | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| iX | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 100 LT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 100 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 100 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1100 LT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1100 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1200 GT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1200 LT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1200 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1200 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1200 S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1300 GT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1300 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1300 S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1600 B | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1600 GT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K 1600 GTL | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K1 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K100 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K75 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K75RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| K75S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| L7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M 1000 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M 1000 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M 1000 RR | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M 1000 XR | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M2 | not tested | 22 mpg | View profile |
| M235 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M235i | not tested | 25 mpg | View profile |
| M240i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M3 | not tested | 20 mpg | View profile |
| M340i | not tested | 26 mpg | View profile |
| M3Ci | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M4 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M440i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M5 | not tested | 17 mpg | View profile |
| M550i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M6 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M760i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M760Li | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M8 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| M850i | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 100 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 100 CS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 100 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 100 GSPD | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 100 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 100 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 100 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1100 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1100 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1100 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1100 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1100 S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1150 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1150 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1150 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1150 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 12 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 12 G/S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 12 nineT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 C | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 CL | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 S | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1200 ST | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1250 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1250 GS Adventure | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1250 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1250 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1250 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1300 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1300 GS Adventure | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1300 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1300 RS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 1300 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 18 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 18 B | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 18 Classic | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 18 Roctane | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 18 Transcontinental | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 65 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 65 LS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 80 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 80 GS | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 80 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 80 ST | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 850 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R 900 RT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R nineT | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| S 1000 R | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| S 1000 RR | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| S 1000 XR | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| X1 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| X2 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| X3 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| X4 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| X5 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| X6 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| X7 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| XM | not tested | 14 mpg | View profile |
| Z3 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Z4 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Z8 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
Recent BMW recalls
Latest 10 NHTSA campaigns. Severity is inferred from campaign text.
- 26V214000 - 2026-02-04safetyPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SEALS/GASKETS
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2025 K 1600 GT, GTL, B and 2018-2025 Grand America vehicles. The seal for the reverse gear control unit may deteriorate and allow moisture inside the control unit, which can result in the unit overheating.
- 25V857000 - 2025-11-12safetySTEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X3 vehicles. While the vehicle is stationary, unexpected steering wheel movement (rotation) may occur.
- 25V672000 - 2025-08-10safetyPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 R 1300 RT motorcycles. The cardan shaft may not have been sufficiently hardened, causing the universal joint to slip within the shaft and result in a loss of drive power.
- 25V671000 - 2025-08-10safetyVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD:CRITICAL FASTENERS
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 X4 and X6 vehicles. The windshield may not be sealed properly, allowing water to enter the power distribution box or electronic control unit.
- 25V837000 - 2025-04-12safetyAIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 X6, X7, X5, and X5 Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The instrument panel may have been manufactured incorrectly and prevent the passenger-side air bag from deploying properly.
- 24V104000 - 2024-12-02safetyELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2025 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly.
- 24V527000 - 2024-11-07safetyAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2015 6 Series Gran Coupe, 2014 5 Series Gran Turismo, 2014 5 Series Sedan, 2015 6 Series Convertible, 2015 6 Series Coupe, 2014 X5, 2013-2014 X3, 2014-2015 3 Series Sedan, 2014 4 Series Coupe, 2014 4 Series Convertible, 2014 3 Series Gran Turismo, and 2015 4 Series Gran Coupe vehicles. Please see the recall report for the complete list of models. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
- 24V739000 - 2024-02-10safetyELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 X1, X5, X6, X7, XM, 530i, i5, 740i, 760i, i7, and 750e vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly.
- 23V471000 - 2023-10-07safetyAIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 M60i, X5 M, xDrive 50e, 2024 X6 xDrive40i, X6 M60i, X6 M, 2024 X7 xDrive40i, X7 M60i, Alpina XB7, and 2023 XM vehicles. The knee air bag (driver and/or passenger) may not have been manufactured correctly, which can result in the knee air bag not deploying as intended.
- 23V622000 - 2023-07-09safetyAIR BAGS
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 BMW XM, 2024 BMW X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 M60i, X5 M, X5 xDrive50e, X6 xDrive40i, X6 M60i, X6 M, X7 xDrive40i, X7 M60i, and Alpina XB7 vehicles. The front passenger knee air bag may not deploy as intended.
Source: NHTSA Recalls API. Verify recall status at nhtsa.gov/recalls with your VIN.