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BMW 2 Series

Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2027HybridA00—30 mpg
2026GasA01—31 mpg
2025GasB12—30 mpg
2024GasD32—30 mpg
2023GasF57—29 mpg
2022GasF511—29 mpgPark outside
2021GasC48—28 mpg
2020GasC35—27 mpg
2019GasA11—28 mpg
2018GasB27—28 mpg
2017GasA014—28 mpg
2016GasB126—27 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2027: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 31 → 30; 7 → 1 EPA configurations
  • 2026: best combined mpg 30 → 31; 6 → 7 EPA configurations
  • 2025: 7 → 6 EPA configurations
  • 2024: best combined mpg 29 → 30
  • 2023: 5 → 7 EPA configurations
  • 2022: best combined mpg 28 → 29; 7 → 5 EPA configurations
  • 2021: best combined mpg 27 → 28
  • 2020: best combined mpg 28 → 27; 5 → 7 EPA configurations
  • 2019: 11 → 5 EPA configurations
  • 2017: best combined mpg 27 → 28

Best 2 Series years to buy used

  1. 2017 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 14 complaints
  2. 2019 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
  3. 2025 — Safety B, 1 recalls, 2 complaints
  4. 2016 — Safety B, 1 recalls, 26 complaints
  5. 2018 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 7 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.