Model overview
BMW 2 Series: complaints by model year
Compare the federal record across 2 Series model years. Raw complaint totals are useful context, but they are not adjusted for sales, mileage, or time on the road.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Severity | Crash | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019Fewest reports | 1 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | Fewest reports |
| 2024Still new | 1 | 0 | 200 | Not rated | Still new |
| 2018Fewest reports | 3 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | Fewest reports |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 140 | Not rated | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | |
| 2016Most reports | 18 | 0 | 11 | Not rated | Most reports |
Ranked by total NHTSA complaints per model year (not adjusted for units sold). A zero means no owner reports in the current NHTSA data, not that the car is problem-free. "Severity" is a harm-weighted index of those complaints — higher means a greater share involved crashes, fires or injuries. Complaint-volume percentiles vs. segment peers are computed separately and appear on each year's page. Complaints pile up over a car's life, so the last few model years look quiet mostly because they have had less road time — we mark them "still new" rather than treating them as lower-complaint standouts.