Major Problems with BMW M4 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used BMW M4 to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for BMW M4

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of BMW M4.

Model Year	Complaints
2018 M4	1
2017 M4	2
2016 M4	14
2015 M4	5

Worst 3 BMW M4 complaints

2016 BMW M4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 22000 miles

2016 BMW M4 SERVICE BRAKES Mileage: 39990 miles

2016 BMW M4 ENGINE Mileage: 820 miles

Browse BMW M4 complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from BMW M4 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE the vehicle model is known to fail at the crank hub. bmw refuses to acknowledge and make necessary repairs at...	11 ~ 33830 miles
POWER TRAIN my car has spun it's crank hub and the car is only 3 -4 years old most people i know...	10 ~ 20656 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM fire spontaneously started in the car. felt like it cams from slightly behind drivers seat. car was driving quite slowly	2 ~ 25500 miles
SUSPENSION my axle broke on both the right rear and left rear. this is a brand new bmw updated 07/27/17lj tr...	2 ~ 22919 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM on three occasions the car still accelerates for 2-3 seconds after full acceleration at high rpm. another bmw m4 gts...	2 ~ 11100 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER fire spontaneously started in the car. felt like it cams from slightly behind drivers seat. car was driving quite slowly	1 ~ 29000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER this issue affects vehicles moving in reverse at night. the rear view camera image at night is very dark and...	1 ~ 4000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i am currently in litigation with bmw usa over my vehicle still accelerating when i let my foot off the...	1 ~ 820 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2016 bmw m4. while driving 40 mph the passenger seat began to emit smoke after...	1 ~ 41458 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2016 bmw m4. while driving 40 mph the passenger seat began to emit smoke after...	1 ~ 41458 miles
SERVICE BRAKES this car is equipped with auto start/stop technology. on several occasions the car has completely stalled out and failed. the...	1 ~ 39990 miles

FAQ

What year BMW M4 is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 4 years, BMW M4 models of 2018, 2017, 2015 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for BMW M4?

BMW M4 models of 2016 and 2015 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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